Board & Bishops’ Statements

Michigan Catholic Conference Board of Directors

1. Michigan Catholic Conference Legal Response to HHS Mandate May 21, 2012
2. Statement on Constitutional Convention September 2, 2009
3. Statement on State of Michigan Budget September 2, 2009
4. Statement on the Use of Election Materials in Parishes March 1, 2006
5. Statement on Legal Birth Definition Act September 28, 2003
6. A Catholic View To Election 2002 June 26, 2002
7. Statement on the Death Penalty March 3, 1999
8. Statement on Welfare Reform March 1, 1995
9. Resolution to Proclaim 1994 as the Michigan International Year of the Family June 1, 1994
10. Statement on Education Reform September 1, 1993
11. Statement on the “Freedom of Choice Act of 1993” March 3, 1993
12. Statement on Euthanasia March 3, 1993
13. A Call to Solidarity with the Vulnerable Citizens of Michigan March 6, 1991

Michigan Bishops

1. Catholic Bishops in Michigan Statement Following Dobbs Decision June 24, 2022
2. Michigan Bishops Revise Statement to Address Moral Dimensions of New Johnson & Johnson Vaccine March 3, 2021
3. Michigan Bishops Share Moral Considerations Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines December 18, 2020
4. Michigan Bishops Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Redefining Marriage June 26, 2015
5. Statement Regarding U.S. Judge’s Decision Overturning Michigan’s Voter Approved Marriage Amendment March 21, 2014
6. Michigan Roman Catholic Bishops’ Statement on Immigration July 19, 2011
7. Declaraciones de los Obispos Católicos de Michigan Sobre la Inmigración July 19, 2011
8. Letter Calling for Greater Attention to Poor and Unemployed in State Budget April 11, 2011
9. A Call to Conscience, Faithful Citizenship and the Common Good June 15, 2010
10. Un Llamado A La Conciencia: La Ciudadanía Fiel y el Bien Común June 15, 2010
11. Letter to Catholics Regarding Proposal 2 October 7, 2008
12. Letter to Catholics Regarding Stem Cell Research October 1, 2007
13. Statement of Roman Catholic Bishops of Michigan on Federal Immigration Legislation April 29, 2007
14. Declaración de los Obispos Católicos Romanos del estado de Michigan sobre la Legislación de Inmigración April 29, 2007
15. Diocesan Bishops’ Letter Supporting Proposal 2 October 15, 2004
16. Statement of Michigan Diocesan Bishops on Legal Birth Definition Act October 5, 2003
17. Statement on the Native Peoples of Michigan July 14, 2001
18. A Just Beginning for All: A Series of Messages on Education from the Bishops of Michigan June 1, 2000
19. Living and Dying According to the Voice of Faith: A Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of the State of Michigan September 14, 1997