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by bcadmin | May 9, 2022 | Amy Klobuchar, Angie Craig, Betty McCollum, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Featured, Flanagan, Gov. Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, Justice Alito, Justice Roberts, Local News, MCCL, Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, News, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Tim Walz, Tina Smith, Tom Emmer, U.S. Supreme Court, Women’s Health Protection Act | 0 |
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said pro-life advocates in the state “will keep working — harder than ever — to protect unborn children and support their mothers” in light of the draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that was leaked and published in Politico May 2.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 1, 2022 | Addiction, Inside the Capitol, Jeremy Miller, Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, MCC, Melissa Hortman, Minnesota Catholic Conference, News, Peggy Flanagan, Tim Walz | 0 |
Each spring, the bishops from Minnesota’s six dioceses who comprise the Minnesota Catholic Conference convene in St. Paul to meet with the governor and key state legislators.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2021 | Annunciation, COVID-19, COVID-19-related restrictions, Local News, Minneapolis, News, Tim Walz | 0 |
Gov. Tim Walz ended pandemic-related social distancing restrictions and group size limits at places of worship May 28. But on June 6, Annunciation in Minneapolis began offering one Mass each weekend with COVID-19-related restrictions still in place.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 18, 2021 | Commentary, COVID-19 peacetime emergency powers, Emergency powers, Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Catholic Conference, News, School choice, Tim Walz | 0 |
Catholics are back at the State Capitol in St. Paul making their voices heard in-person now that the doors of “the people’s house” have reopened to the public. A 15-month closure amid the pandemic shifted most legislative business and public advocacy online.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 11, 2021 | Bishops, Catholic laity, Commentary, common good, COVID-19, dignity, Legislative leaders, Legislative negotiations, life, Melissa Hortman, Minnesota Legislature, News, Paul Gazelka, Peggy Flanagan, Recreational marijuana, Ryan Winkler, Tim Walz | 0 |
In these final days before the regular session of the Minnesota Legislature ends May 17, Catholic laity continue advocating to uphold life, dignity and the common good. Not only are people in the pews speaking out, so are our shepherds.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 16, 2020 | CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covid, Local News, News, Pandemic, Picks, thanksgiving, Tim Walz | 0 |
Sarah McCauley, her husband and their two children normally divide Thanksgiving weekend between two large family gatherings in Minnesota and Wisconsin, but because of COVID-19, this year’s celebrations will likely be virtual.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Archishop Hebda, Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, News, public celebration of Mass, Reopening churches, Tim Walz, Trump, U.S. & World News | 0 |
The bishops of the state of Washington said suspension of the public celebration of Mass because of the coronavirus pandemic was undertaken “not out of fear, but out of our deepest respect for human life and health.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 25, 2020 | Archbishop Hebda, Essential, Gavin Newsom, Houses of worship, News, Tattoo parlors, Tim Walz, Trump, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Saying America needs “more prayer, not less,” President Donald Trump May 22 declared houses of worship “essential” and directed the country’s governors “to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, this weekend.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 15, 2020 | Catholic Schools, Coronavirus, COVID-19, epidemic, Jason Slattery, Local News, News, Tim Walz | 0 |
The decision followed Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to close Minnesota’s public schools for eight days beginning March 18.
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