Pages tagged "Poor and Vulnerable"
Testimony in support of Drug Sentencing Reform Guidelines
Jason Adkins, Executive Director, Minnesota Catholic ConferenceSenate Judiciary Committee, February 22, 2016 Mr. Chairman and Members of ...
Continue reading…Surrogacy and the throwaway culture
Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis has waged a war on the “throwaway culture,” in which anything can be commodified and given a dol...
Continue reading…Faith Communities Condemn Racist Murder in Charleston, S.C.
Minneapolis, Minn. (June 18, 2015) – The Minnesota Council of Churches, the Minnesota Catholic Conference, the Jewish Community Relations...
Continue reading…The Catholic Spirit: MCC ‘very proud’ of passage of prenatal diagnosis bill
Other legislation supported by Minnesota Catholic Conference didn’t fare as well during 2015 state legislative session Thanks to the work...
Continue reading…MPR Capitol View: Time running out on felon voting bill
(March 18, 2015, The Catholic Spirit, Tim Pugmire) A coalition of groups working to restore the voting rights of convicted felons is grow...
Continue reading…Duluth News Tribune: With debt paid, Minnesota felons be allowed to vote to give them stake in society
(May 4, 2015, Duluth News Tribune, Chuck Frederick) Daris Nordby’s life has been filled with mistakes, and if he’s due any credit at all,...
Continue reading…Letter from Archbishop Nienstedt on Restore the Vote legislation
April 22, 2015 Dear Legislator, The Minnesota Catholic Conference, of which I am president, has been proud to play a leading role in the ...
Continue reading…The Visitor: State's Catholic bishops highlight policy priorities in meetings with governor, legislators
For Bishop Donald Kettler and the other Catholic bishops of Minnesota, spending a “day on the hill” March 5 with Gov. Mark Dayton and sta...
Continue reading…Affordable housing in interest of common good
This year, the Minnesota Catholic Conference has joined other organizations in supporting the Homes for All agenda currently before the M...
Continue reading…Dangers of surrogacy should prompt preventative action
In 2014, the Minnesota Catholic Conference worked to successfully stop problematic legislation that would have legitimized commercial sur...
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