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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

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...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on March 14, 2012

“Aren’t these girls from other countries?” asked a guest at a recent Minnesota human trafficking awareness party being covered by local n...

Posted by Jessica Aleman on January 31, 2012

The following column is provided by the Minnesota Catholic Conference, which advocates on behalf of the state’s bishops for public polici...

Posted by Jason Adkins on December 21, 2011

The 2011 legislative session is finally drawing to a close. Many were surprised by the inability of legislative leaders and the governor ...

Posted by Jason Adkins on July 21, 2011

Minnesota’s Catholic Bishops ask legislature and governor to put the common good first in budget negotiations ST. PAUL, MINN (July 12, 20...

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on July 12, 2011

The Honorable Governor Mark Dayton Office of the Governor130 State Capitol75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Dea...

Posted by Most Rev. John Nienstedt on June 07, 2011