News Release / Posted October 3, 2007
In an effort to communicate the Catholic Church’s teaching on human life as it relates to adult and embryonic stem cell research, the Michigan Catholic Conference has launched a monumental internal statewide education program that includes over 500,000 Catholic homes and nearly 800 parishes.
Posted October 1, 2007
News Release / Posted June 20, 2007
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following comment today after President Bush vetoed legislation that would have required national funding for research that kills human embryos.
News Release / Posted June 4, 2007
Michigan Catholic Conference Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following statement today after the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Michigan’s Legal Birth Definition Act as unconstitutional.
News Release / Posted May 31, 2007
MCC President and Chief Executive Officer Sister Monica Kostielney made the following statement regarding the issue of assisted suicide as it relates to Jack Kevorkian’s release from prison.
Church Leaders’ Declaration Stresses Dignity for Immigrant Laborers
News Release / Posted May 17, 2007
In an effort to communicate the Church’s support for immigration reform that respects the dignity of immigrant laborers, the diocesan bishops of Michigan have composed a Statement on Federal Immigration Legislation.
Posted April 29, 2007
News Release / Posted April 26, 2007
A statewide poll commissioned by the Michigan Catholic Conference reinforces the organization’s position that Michigan residents are overwhelmingly opposed to measures that would clone and destroy human embryos for research purposes, the Conference announced today.
News Release / Posted February 12, 2007