MCC Updates
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Action Alert! Urge Your State Representative to Oppose Conscience Prohibition Legislation
May 16, 2008: The Catholic Legislative Advocacy Network has been updated to include legislation that would prohibit faith based pharmacies and pharmacists from acting in accord with his or her conscience and the moral teachings of the Catholic church. Please take a moment to write your representative in opposition to House Bill 6049. Visit Action Alert! Urge Your State Representative to Oppose Conscience Prohibition Legislation website…
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Religious Freedom Must Be Upheld in Contraceptive Mandate Debate, Says Catholic Conference
May 14, 2008: As the Senate Health Policy Committee addresses legislation today concerning contraceptive mandates, the Michigan Catholic Conference is urging lawmakers to uphold and respect the bedrock constitutional principle of religious freedom. Read Religious Freedom Must Be Upheld in Contraceptive Mandate Debate, Says Catholic Conference press release…
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CNS: Science, Religion, Not in Conflict, Bishops Say in Stem Cell Document
May 14, 2008: The brief policy statement on embryonic stem-cell research that is to come before the U.S. bishops at their June 12–14 meeting in Orlando, Fla., is designed to set the stage for a later, more pastoral document explaining why the Catholic Church opposes some reproductive technologies. Visit CNS: Science, Religion, Not in Conflict, Bishops Say in Stem Cell Document website…
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MCC Praises Medical Society’s ‘Neutral’ Position on Embryo Destructive Research
May 5, 2008: Michigan Catholic Conference President and Chief Executive Officer Sister Monica Kostielney, R.S.M., released the following statement regarding Michigan State Medical Society’s decision of May 4 to move its position on embryo destructive research from support to neutral. Read MCC Praises Medical Society’s ‘Neutral’ Position on Embryo Destructive Research press release…
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FOCUS: On Immigration
April 28, 2008: The Conference’s latest FOCUS publication analyzes immigration policy in Michigan, how Church teaching relates to this important topic, and features a republication of the Michigan bishops’ statement on federal comprehensive immigration reform. View FOCUS: On Immigration document…
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Congressional Resolution Welcomes Pope Benedict to America
April 10, 2008: U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan has introduced, and Congress has unanimously passed, a resolution honoring Pope Benedict XVI on his first papal visit to the United States. View Congressional Resolution Welcomes Pope Benedict to America document…
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FOCUS: Poverty in Michigan: Grief, Anxiety and Suffering on the Rise
March 14, 2008: The Conference’s latest Focus publication analyzes poverty in Michigan from 2001–2006, highlights skyrocketing home foreclosure rates, decreased access to health insurance and the state’s high unemployment rate, and calls on elected officials to rediscover the option for Michigan’s poor and vulnerable. View FOCUS: Poverty in Michigan: Grief, Anxiety and Suffering on the Rise document…
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Bishop Boyea to Lead Lansing Diocese
February 27, 2008: Most Rev. Carl F. Mengeling announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted his resignation as head of the Diocese of Lansing, and has appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Earl Boyea as the fifth bishop of the diocese. Visit Bishop Boyea to Lead Lansing Diocese website…
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Catholic Conference Praises Legislature for Driver’s License Fix
February 14, 2008: MCC Vice President for Public Policy Paul A. Long made the following statement praising the Michigan Legislature for passing common sense legislation that assures driver’s licenses will be available for legal, nonpermanent residents of Michigan. Read Catholic Conference Praises Legislature for Driver’s License Fix press release…
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Catholic Schools Week 2008: January 27 to February 2
January 28, 2008: This year’s theme for Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools Light the Way,” which is meant to focus on the leadership that Catholic Schools provide to our nation, producing graduates who light the way to a brighter future for all humankind. Visit Catholic Schools Week 2008: January 27 to February 2 website…
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Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit to Benefit Over 600,000 Working Poor Families
January 22, 2008: Michigan’s recently enacted Earned Income Tax Credit will stand to benefit over 600,000 low-income working families this year despite the gloomy outlook of the state’s economy, the Catholic Conference announced at a press conference at the State Capitol. Read Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit to Benefit Over 600,000 Working Poor Families press release…
