Press Releases & Statements

  • Minnesota Bishops Statement on Immigration Law and the Common Good of the Nation

    Posted by · February 07, 2025 10:00 AM

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    Chris Mulcahey, Minnesota Catholic Conference

    [email protected]

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    February 7, 2025

    Saint Paul, Minn. – On Friday, February 7, 2025, the eight bishops of Minnesota who constitute the membership of the Minnesota Catholic Conference issued the following statement on immigration law and respect for migrants and the common good of the nation. 

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  • Minnesota Bishops Urge Governor Walz and Legislators to Reject Sports Gambling Expansion

    Posted by · January 17, 2025 9:46 AM

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    CONTACT:

    Chris Mulcahey, Minnesota Catholic Conference

    [email protected]

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    January 17, 2025

    Saint Paul, Minn. – As the Minnesota Legislature begins a new biennium, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota in a unified voice call on Governor Walz and legislative leaders to refrain from legalizing online sports betting. Citing troubling national and international data on the harmful effects of online gambling, the bishops highlight the devastating social, financial, and public health consequences that could follow such legislation. The letter warns that expanding gambling in this form would create significant risks for Minnesota families while offering minimal benefits to the state.

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  • Minnesota Catholic Conference Staff Reacts to Governor Tim Walz’s Selection as Vice Presidential Candidate

    Posted by · August 07, 2024 1:21 PM

    Acknowledging shared achievements while voicing concerns over positions on life and gender

    *The following comments were developed in response to requests from several Catholic media outlets regarding the nomination of Gov. Tim Walz as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate. The questions were similar across the outlets, asking for information regarding his positions on various priorities of Catholic social teaching and our office’s interaction with him. This is not an endorsement and is intended only as a concise description of the facts of our engagement with him, and not an evaluation of his positions or overall record.*

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  • Minnesota House of Representatives Vote to Pass Surrogacy Bill

    Posted by · April 30, 2024 11:19 AM

  • Minnesota Catholic Conference shares concerns ahead of Friday’s vote on S.F. 1

    Posted by · January 26, 2023 2:18 PM

    Minnesota Catholic Conference
    Contact: Maggee Hangge, Public Relations Associate
    c: 952-846-8602, [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2023

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Minnesota Catholic Conference shares concerns ahead of Friday’s vote on S.F. 1

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  • Election Statement from the Catholic Bishops of Minnesota

    Posted by · October 05, 2022 2:11 PM

    Downloadable PDF - Download & print to include in parish bulletins

    Catholics are called to be faithful citizens and to infuse public life with the values necessary to protect human dignity, combat injustice, and promote the common good. Because of this duty, it is necessary that we, your pastors, reflect with you on the state of our public life and the choices Minnesotans face as we go to the polls in a year in which all state legislative and executive officers are up for election.

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  • 2022 State Fair Poll Results

    Posted by · September 09, 2022 11:01 AM

    Each year the nonpartisan Minnesota House and Senate Public Information Service Offices conduct an unscientific poll.

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  • Minnesota Bishops Respond to Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson

    Posted by · June 24, 2022 9:52 AM

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    Statement of the Catholic Bishops of Minnesota in Response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson
    June 24, 2022

    Along with women and men across our nation who respect the inherent dignity of each human life, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota give thanks to God on this historic day as the Supreme Court ends the injustice of the Roe v. Wade decision.  We are grateful that the Supreme Court has returned to state Legislatures and federal officials the ability to protect preborn children and save mothers and fathers from the untold pain of abortion.

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  • Minnesota’s Bishops Respond to Department of the Interior Native American Boarding Schools Report

    Posted by · May 12, 2022 11:35 AM

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    Minnesota Catholic Conference
    Jason Adkins, Executive Director
    (651) 227-8777
    [email protected]

    May 12, 2022

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Minnesota’s Bishops Respond to Department of the Interior Native American Boarding Schools Report

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