Press Releases & Statements

February 3, 2012Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,As many of my brother bishops across the United States have done in their dioceses in...

Posted by Most Rev. Paul Sirba on February 03, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the U...

Posted by Most Rev. Michael Hoeppner on February 01, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the U...

Posted by Maggee Hangge on January 26, 2012

Office of the BishopJanuary 25, 2012Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,I write to you concerning an ...

Posted by Most Rev. John Levoir on January 25, 2012

St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Catholic Conference welcomed the passage this evening of SF 1308, which puts before the voters in Novembe...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 07, 2012

Most Reverend John C. NienstedtNovember 10, 2011(This pastoral letter is also available in full with footnotes as a pdf at the bottom of ...

Posted by Most Rev. John Nienstedt on November 11, 2011

New Rule could force religious organizations to choose between conscience and communities they serve ST. PAUL, MINN. (September 27, 2011)...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on September 27, 2011

(by Archbishop John C. Nienstedt)September 15, 2011 I fully intended to publish “Part Two” of my commentary on the marvelous experience o...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on September 15, 2011

Bishop Lee A. PichéSeptember 12, 2011Church of Saint John the Baptist, New Brighton, Minn“When I came to you, brothers [and sisters], pro...

Posted by Most Rev. Lee Piche on September 12, 2011

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 05, 2026

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