News Release / Posted August 3, 2011
Stating that it is unfair and mistaken to blame undocumented persons for problems more accurately attributed to a failed federal policy, the seven diocesan Catholic Bishops in Michigan have composed a statement on the public policy issue of immigration that is now being sent to Catholics across the state, to members of the Michigan Legislature and to the Michigan congressional delegation.
News Release / Posted July 28, 2011
In order to allow for the Legislature to discuss how the state will prevent thousands of children from falling deeper into poverty, Michigan Catholic Conference today urged in a memo to the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the House Families, Children and Seniors Committee for House Bills 4409 and 4410, legislation that reforms the state’s welfare assistance program, to be sent to a conference committee.
Posted July 19, 2011
Posted July 19, 2011
News Release / Posted July 13, 2011
“From the beginning of this legislative session Michigan Catholic Conference has consistently stated that a clear indicator of the moral strength of a society is the assistance it provides its most needy citizens. Unfortunately, the bills that passed the State Senate today will only create wider cracks through which more people will fall.”
News Release / Posted June 21, 2011
“It is hard to imagine a policy that deserves to be enacted more quickly than that which outlaws the gruesome practice of destroying a living human child midway through delivery,” says the Conference.
News Release / Posted May 25, 2011
News Release / Posted May 24, 2011
News Release / Posted May 12, 2011
News Release / Posted May 3, 2011