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Bishop Sirba: Racism and political violence are “completely incompatible with the Christian faith”

Statement from the Most Reverend Paul Sirba, Bishop of the Diocese of Duluth, August 17, 2017:“I join with Catholic bishops across the co...

Posted by Most Rev. Paul Sirba on August 17, 2017

Archbishop Hebda offers opening prayer for 2017-18 legislative session

Delivered to Members of the Minnesota State House of Representatives God of all Creation,The majestic beauty of our State reminds us that...

Posted by Katherine Szepieniec on July 03, 2017

2017 Session Recap

Session is over and a budget has been created for the next biennium. Here’s how key MCC legislation fared: Opportunity Scholarships left...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on May 31, 2017

Election 2016: Prayer, hope in Christ can be our guide at the polls

One evening a couple of weeks ago, I was filling up my car at a gas station and a man whom I did not know came up to me and said, “Father...

Posted by Bishop Andrew Cozzens on October 27, 2016

Casting a Principled, Informed Vote this November

Faithful Citizenship means prayerful, active, and responsible participation in the political process. That includes knowledgeably exerci...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on October 20, 2016

Minnesota Catholic Conference statement concerning today’s “Catholics for Choice” national ad campaign

A recent full-page advertisement in the Star Tribune, paid for by a national group calling themselves “Catholics for Choice,” woefully...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on September 12, 2016

Minnesotans gather to discuss local, national response to Pope Francis ecology encyclical

Faith leaders, others discuss ways to nurture ‘ecological conversion’ in churches, homes, and the broader Minnesota communitySt. Paul, Mi...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on September 09, 2015

Bishop John Quinn’s response to Supreme Court ruling on marriage

To the Faithful of the Diocese of Winona: Commit to Faith in Christ Jesus and Our Daily Relationships Last week on June 26, 2015 the Supr...

Posted by Most Rev. John Quinn on July 01, 2015

Bishop Hoeppner’s statement regarding the United States Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a vote of 5-4, ruled that same-sex marriage is a fundamental human right gua...

Posted by Most Rev. Michael Hoeppner on June 30, 2015

Pope Leo XIV on Politics

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 05, 2026

How the Minnesota Catholic Conference prioritizes advocacy resources

One of the biggest complaints that Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) staff receives, from both the public and legislators, about our pu...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on February 27, 2026

The Catholic Spirit: Bishops join the faithful in adoration at the Minnesota State Capitol

In the basement level of the Minnesota State Capitol building in St. Paul, Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Deacon Kevin Conneely presented t...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on March 11, 2026