MCC in the Media

Kare 11: Annunciation Church shooting sparks conversation about state support for religious school security

The Annunciation Church shooting this week has sparked broader conversations in Minnesota about whether the state should provide more fin...

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Fox News: Unearthed letter exposes how Minnesota Catholic leaders warned Walz on school safety

In a resurfaced letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the head of the Minnesota Catholic Conference expressed that Catholic and other nonpub...

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Minnesota shooting highlights risks to religious schools, amid push for more security

Ahead of the new academic year, staff at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis chose a scriptural theme from the Book of Jeremiah: ...

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WCCO: Religious, educational groups urge Minnesota legislators to give more state funding for school safety

Years before the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, religious and education groups called on Minnesota Gov. ...

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KTTC: State support for private school security in wake of Minneapolis shooting

A 2023 letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is getting renewed attention following the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Ch...

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The Catholic Spirit: Special session ends, Minnesota Catholic Conference notes key victories
The Catholic Spirit: Special session ends, Minnesota Catholic Conference notes key victories

The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) is celebrating five key victories at the conclusion of the Minnesota State Legislature’s special ...

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Axios: Kids make up 1 in 4 undocumented immigrants getting healthcare under new Minnesota law
Axios: Kids make up 1 in 4 undocumented immigrants getting healthcare under new Minnesota law

About a quarter of the roughly 20,000 undocumented immigrants who have signed up for Minnesota's state-funded health insurance program ar...

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Kare 11: Bishop Kevin Kenney, Minnesota Catholic Conference urge lawmakers to protect health care access for undocumented immigrants
Kare 11: Bishop Kevin Kenney, Minnesota Catholic Conference urge lawmakers to protect health care access for undocumented immigrants

Led by Bishop Kevin Kenney, Catholic leaders stopped by the Capitol on Monday to lobby against GOP efforts to revoke health care access f...

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Fox 9: Catholic bishop supports MN Care for undocumented immigrants: 'Fear takes over'
Fox 9: Catholic bishop supports MN Care for undocumented immigrants: 'Fear takes over'

Healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants is one of the last major disagreements weighing down the chances of a Minnesota budget ag...

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