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As Minnesota legislators debate bills this session ranging from redefining marriage to increasing the minimum wage, the Minnesota Catholi...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on March 15, 2013

On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper in an Italian youth prison, where he will wash and kiss the f...

Posted by Jason Adkins on March 13, 2013

House Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries CommitteeMarch 7, 2013 “Ban the Box” H.F. 690/S.F. 523 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Co...

Posted by Jason Adkins on March 07, 2013

Mr. Chairman and Members of the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee: The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy vo...

Posted by Jason Adkins on February 06, 2013

Every legislative session presents both opportunities and challenges, says Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Con...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on January 15, 2013

It seems odd that any nation would reject an international treaty titled, “United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi...

Posted by Jessica Aleman on January 02, 2013

Earlier this month a coalition called “A Minnesota Without Poverty” convened an anti-poverty conference involving some 40 non-profit adv...

Posted by Peter Noll on December 18, 2012

Senator Al Franken309 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Franken: As the interfaith-based Council of Sponsors f...

Posted by Jason Adkins on December 03, 2012

I hear it a lot, from non-Catholics and even Catholics: “Why doesn’t the Church spend more time fighting poverty and less time telling pe...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on September 27, 2012

The common attitude of many young adults — and many of their parents — today is that individuals should have absolute autonomy or “freedo...

Posted by Angela Deeney on July 18, 2012