Press Releases & Statements

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

Jan. 26, 2023

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

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

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

May 12, 2022

 

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

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Remarks by Ryan Hamilton, MCC Government Relations Associate, during the MN Second Chance Coalition Press Conference

The Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) is the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota. We support enacting and enforcing laws that create safe communities, promote the common good, and foster true justice. MCC is proud to sponsor the Second Chance Coalition because we believe that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. 

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