Press Releases & Statements
Letter from Bishop Hoeppner on HHS Mandate
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the U...
Continue reading…Letter from Archbishop Neinstedt on HHS Mandate
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you concerning an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the Church in the U...
Continue reading…Letter from Bishop LeVoir on HSS Mandate
Office of the BishopJanuary 25, 2012Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,I write to you concerning an ...
Continue reading…News Release: Statement of Minnesota Catholic Conference on Passage of Marriage Amendment
St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Catholic Conference welcomed the passage this evening of SF 1308, which puts before the voters in Novembe...
Continue reading…Archbishop John Nienstedt — Do This In Memory of Me
Most Reverend John C. NienstedtNovember 10, 2011(This pastoral letter is also available in full with footnotes as a pdf at the bottom of ...
Continue reading…News Release: MN Bishops Urge Obama Administration to Protect Conscience Rights in Healthcare
New Rule could force religious organizations to choose between conscience and communities they serve ST. PAUL, MINN. (September 27, 2011)...
Continue reading…The Catholic Spirit: A Serious Threat to Religious Freedom
(by Archbishop John C. Nienstedt)September 15, 2011 I fully intended to publish “Part Two” of my commentary on the marvelous experience o...
Continue reading…Bishop Piché – The Importance of Marriage for Catholics
Bishop Lee A. PichéSeptember 12, 2011Church of Saint John the Baptist, New Brighton, Minn“When I came to you, brothers [and sisters], pro...
Continue reading…News Release: Bishops Ask to Put Common Good First
Minnesota’s Catholic Bishops ask legislature and governor to put the common good first in budget negotiations ST. PAUL, MINN (July 12, 20...
Continue reading…Address of Pope Leo XIV at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Your Eminence,Your Excellencies.Dear Superiors and Students of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy I am pleased to make my first visit ...
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