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With the state House of Representatives switching to Republican control after last fall’s elections and the Senate and governor’s office ...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 14, 2015

Without any significant consideration, the Minnesota Legislature is poised to create a commercial surrogacy business that would essential...

Posted by Kathryn Mollen on March 27, 2014

This session, state legislators are considering raising the minimum wage to $9.50 for large businesses (those businesses with over $500,0...

Posted by Jason Adkins on March 13, 2014

Criminal offenders have God-given dignity that calls for justice, not vengeance, as they are re-entering society St. Paul, Minn (March 12...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on March 12, 2014

Recently, Pope Francis has denounced usury as contrary to human dignity and a “dramatic social ill” because it takes advantage of another...

Posted by Kathryn Mollen on February 13, 2014

Protecting the religious liberty of all Minnesotans. Reforming payday lending practices that take advantage of the poor and vulnerable. R...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on February 12, 2014

In the 1930s, during a time of economic depression and geopolitical upheaval and uncertainty, Catholic Worker movement co-founder Peter M...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 16, 2014

The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church states that “participation in community life is not only one of the greatest aspirati...

Posted by Jason Adkins on December 18, 2013

St. Paul, Minn (April 11, 2013)—Minnesota’s Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America bishops issued an open letter this ...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on April 11, 2013

Recently, the DFL leadership in the Minnesota House and Senate released their proposed budget targets. While the budget targets are said ...

Posted by Jessica Aleman on April 10, 2013