Pages tagged "Poor and Vulnerable"
The Catholic Spirit: Legislative Update - Education, Safety Net, Abortion Among Key Issues
The legislative session is set to end on April 30, and the deadline for bills to be heard in committee is fast approaching. Legislators a...
Continue reading…Human trafficking epidemic should concern MN Catholics
“Aren’t these girls from other countries?” asked a guest at a recent Minnesota human trafficking awareness party being covered by local n...
Continue reading…Combating poverty in the public arena
The following column is provided by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, which advocates on behalf of the state’s bishops for public polici...
Continue reading…Adherence to ideology: the tie that blinds
The 2011 legislative session is finally drawing to a close. Many were surprised by the inability of legislative leaders and the governor ...
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…Archbishop Nienstedt—Letter to Governor Dayton and Legislative Leaders
The Honorable Governor Mark Dayton Office of the Governor130 State Capitol75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Dea...
Continue reading…News Release (JRLC): Minnesota Statehood Day Vigil for the Common Good
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition – Statehood Day Interfaith Vigil: May 11, 2011 ST. PAUL, MINN. (May 10, 2011)—On Statehood Day, Wed...
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