MCC in the News Archives

2021

1. WLNS: Drive SAFE Plan guarantees driver’s licenses for immigrants May 11, 2021
2. WILX 10: Drive SAFE bills will help over 100,000 immigrants get drivers licenses May 11, 2021
3. Gongwer: Michigan Mourns Frank Kelley March 8, 2021
4. ClickOnDetroit.com: Johnson & Johnson vaccine research method creates conflict for Catholics March 5, 2021

2020

1. Associated Press: Judge Blocks Rule That Moves Relief Funds to Private Schools August 27, 2020
2. Detroit Catholic: Catholic Officials Encourage Parishioners to Take 2020 Census July 23, 2020
3. Catholic News Agency: Michigan Prolife Group Ends Petition Effort to Ban D&E Abortions July 22, 2020
4. Detroit News: Opinion: Catholic Teaching Affirms Dignity of Black Lives, Promotes Peace July 19, 2020
5. Detroit News: Faith Leaders Embrace New Mission: 2020 Census May 28, 2020
6. Detroit News: Opinion: How to Sustain Life During a Pandemic April 23, 2020
7. Catholic News Agency: MCC Calls Governor’s Abortion Stance Removed from Reality April 20, 2020
8. PR Newswire: Hundreds from Many Types of Schools Rally for School Choice Week January 22, 2020
9. Detroit News: Opinion: Stop Treating Private School Students as Second Class Citizens January 20, 2020

2019

1. Oakland Press: Michigan Program Offers Support to Pregnant Women September 16, 2019
2. Detroit News: Editorial—Dems Target Pregnancy Support Centers July 22, 2019
3. Catholic News Agency: Michigan Considers Two Pro-Life Ballot Initiatives July 19, 2019
4. Detroit News: Michigan Catholic Leaders Tout ‘Dismemberment’ Abortion Ban, Not ‘Heartbeat’ Bill June 27, 2019
5. Detroit News: Michigan Supreme Court May Settle Issue of Public Aid for Private Schools June 25, 2019
6. Detroit Free Press: Michigan Launches Census Committee Amid Concerns of Minority Undercount June 14, 2019
7. Michigan Radio: Organizations Push for Increased Earned Income Tax Credit June 12, 2019
8. Detroit News: Opinion: Nessel Threatens Religious Freedom April 30, 2019
9. Michigan Radio: GOP Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Proposed Ban on Abortion Procedure April 25, 2019
10. Detroit News: Michigan Passes Raise the Age Criminal Justice Reform Plan April 24, 2019
11. Detroit News: Religious Discrimination is Wrong Too April 22, 2019

2018

1. MIRS: Late-Addition Telemedicine Abortion Ban Shoots Through Panel November 27, 2018
2. Detroit News: Opponents Speak Out Against Mich. Pot Legalization Proposal October 24, 2018
3. The Michigan Catholic: MCC CEO Long Elected to National Leadership Post September 20, 2018
4. Detroit News: Opinion: Justice System Should Not Treat Kids as Adults July 23, 2018
5. Public News Service: Will Raise the Age Legislation Get Movement in Michigan June 6, 2018
6. Detroit News: Schuette Will Appeal Court Ruling That Stopped Funding for Nonpublic Schools May 14, 2018
7. Detroit News: Schuette, Stand for Private Schools May 10, 2018
8. Detroit News: Mich. Judge Strikes Down State Aid to Private Schools April 26, 2018
9. Detroit News: Suit: State Aid Ban for Private Schools ‘Anti-Catholic’ April 14, 2018
10. Catholic News Agency: ACLU’s ‘Petty Lawsuit’ Won’t Help Foster Children, Families Tell Court March 8, 2018

2017

1. Detroit News: Putting Faith in Focus—And Finding Middle Ground November 7, 2017
2. The Michigan Catholic: MCC ‘Pleased’ With Decision to Settle Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate October 18, 2017
3. MIRS: Catholic Church Settles in Contraceptive Litigation October 18, 2017
4. Catholic News Agency: Michigan Lawsuit Could Imperil Religious Adoption Agencies September 24, 2017
5. MLive: ACLU Sues Michigan on Adoption Legislation September 20, 2017
6. National Catholic Register: Facebook Post Puts Catholic Farmer in the Crosshairs of Anti-Bias Ordinance August 17, 2017
7. Detroit News: Is Meaning of ‘Sex’ Ambiguous? August 17, 2017
8. Detroit News: Fund Mandates in Private Schools July 26, 2017
9. Catholic News Service: National Effort on Religious Liberty Seen Helping State Advocacy on Issue June 23, 2017
10. Catholic Relief Services: From Darkness to Light: MCC Addresses Human Trafficking June 6, 2017
11. The Peninsula: Iden Seeks Gaming Reforms to Allow Michigan Charities More Fundraising Options April 21, 2017
12. Crains Detroit Business: Advocates for Existing Mental Health System Lobby to Prevent Pilot Programs April 18, 2017
13. Catholic News Agency: New Campaign Highlights Catholic Services in Michigan March 24, 2017
14. Detroit News: Groups Sue to Stop Funds for Private Schools March 21, 2017
15. Diocese of Lansing: MCC Hosts Human Trafficking Conference February 11, 2017

2016

1. Port Huron Times Herald: David Maluchnik: Private School Students should be Treated Fairly October 11, 2016
2. Detroit News: Editorial: Keep Budget Funding for Private Schools April 18, 2016
3. Detroit News: Senate Budget Includes $5M for Private Schools April 14, 2016
4. Detroit Free Press: Bills in Michigan Legislature Could Help Cap School-to-Prison Pipeline March 12, 2016

2015

1. Detroit News: Refugees Deserve Our Help December 18, 2015
2. Detroit Free Press: The Pope, a Historic Visit, and “a Deep Desire to Change the World” September 17, 2015
3. National Catholic Register: Political and Church Leaders Seek Shelter Against Marriage Ruling June 26, 2015
4. Detroit News: Faith-Based Adoption Helps Children June 19, 2015
5. Detroit News: Anti Poverty Groups Slam Killing Tax Credit June 2, 2015
6. MLive: MI Governor Signs Religious Objection Adoption Bills June 1, 2015
7. MLive: MI Senators Propose Bills to Get Students Reading Important Historical Documents May 2, 2015
8. Gongwer: Adoption Bills Reported From Senate Committee April 22, 2015
9. MIRS: Detroit Dem Proposes Death Penalty for Cop Killers February 4, 2015
10. Associated Press: Reactions to Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of State Address January 20, 2015

2014

1. MLive: Michigan House Approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Party-Line Vote December 5, 2014
2. Detroit News: AG Wants U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Appeal November 7, 2014
3. Detroit Free Press: Immigrant Children Deserve Security and Compassion July 18, 2014
4. Detroit Free Press: Christian Groups Join Legal Fight to Keep Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban May 14, 2014
5. Gongwer: Religious Organizations File Briefs in Same-Sex Marriage Act Case May 14, 2014
6. MLive: MCC: Marriage Is and Can Only Be Union of One Man and One Woman March 26, 2014
7. MLive: Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down: Reactions from Leaders March 22, 2014
8. Detroit Free Press: MCC: Traditional Marriage Unites Children With a Mother, a Father February 24, 2014
9. Detroit News: Paul A. Long: Michigan Needs More School Choice January 26, 2014
10. Gongwer: Immigration Office to Oversee Attraction Policy Development January 6, 2014
11. Detroit News: Mich. Catholic Conference ‘Pleased’ Injunction Granted on Contraception Mandate January 2, 2014
12. Detroit News: MCC Pleased Injunction Granted on Contraception Mandate January 2, 2014

2013

1. Detroit News: Editorial Response: Abortion is Not Health Care December 11, 2013
2. Detroit News: Preserve Flexibility in Health Plans December 1, 2013
3. Oakland Press: Column: Don’t Rule Out Non-Public Schools in Educational Prosperity November 26, 2013
4. MLive: MCC Challenges the Affordable Care Act Contraception Mandate November 14, 2013
5. Lansing State Journal: Editorial: Keep Working on Adoption Bills October 9, 2013
6. Detroit News: Preserve Religious Freedom in Adoptions September 24, 2013
7. MLive: Poll: Michigan Voters Wary of Gay Marriage Legislation, Ballot Measure August 5, 2013
8. MLive: Where Do Catholics Stand on Gay Marriage? June 27, 2013
9. Detroit Free Press: Michigan House Eases Adoptions, Sets Time Limits June 4, 2013
10. MLive: Time Limits Remain Key Hurdle in Proposed Medicaid Expansion Plan from Michigan’s House Republicans May 14, 2013
11. Detroit Free Press: U.S. Moves Morning-After Pill Over the Counter, Lowers Age Limit to 15 April 30, 2013
12. Lansing State Journal: Human Trafficking Must End April 30, 2013
13. Detroit Free Press: Defending the Moral Objection Bill April 17, 2013
14. Detroit News: Rights of Conscience Must Be Preserved April 15, 2013
15. Lansing State Journal: Rebecca Mastee: Protect Rights for Health Workers April 15, 2013
16. Gongwer: Conscientious Objector Bill Heads to Full Senate March 21, 2013

2012

1. MLive: Guest Column: Bill Places Women’s Safety Above ‘Financial Interests of Abortion Industry’ December 20, 2012
2. Detroit Free Press: Lawmakers, Leaders, Respond to Gov. Snyder’s Veto of Gun Bill December 19, 2012
3. MLive: Gov. Snyder Vetoes Michigan Bill Allowing Concealed Handguns in Schools December 18, 2012
4. Detroit Free Press: State Senate Approves ‘Moral Objection’ Bill December 6, 2012
5. MLive: Panel: Fix Michigan’s Public Defense System with Permanent Commission June 22, 2012
6. Detroit Free Press: State House Panel Approves New Regulations for Abortions June 8, 2012
7. Detroit News: Editorial: Obamacare Suits Seek to Affirm Religious Rights May 24, 2012
8. Oakland Press: Does Michigan Need Protection from Sharia Law? May 18, 2012
9. Macomb Daily: Bill Would Allow Guns in Churches, Schools, Bars, Stadiums May 1, 2012
10. MLive: Liberty, Not Birth Control, At the Heart of Dispute February 24, 2012
11. Detroit Free Press: Resolution Challenges Contraception Mandate for Employers February 15, 2012
12. Detroit Free Press: Guest Commentary: Insurance Mandate for Birth Control Attacks Religious Liberty, Should Be Defeated February 9, 2012

2011

1. Detroit Free Press: Private-School Kids May Get State Aid to Take College Classes November 14, 2011
2. Detroit News: Editorial: Give School Choice a Chance November 10, 2011
3. MLive: MCC Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Expanding School Choice October 31, 2011
4. Gongwer: House, Senate Swap ‘Partial-Birth’ Abortion Ban September 21, 2011
5. Gongwer: Catholic Schools Backing Choice Expansion September 14, 2011
6. Gongwer: Private School Advocates Seek State Reimbursements August 31, 2011
7. Detroit Free Press: Create a Way for Illegal Immigrants to be Made Whole August 16, 2011
8. Detroit Free Press: Guest Commentary: Everyone Deserves to Be Treated Well August 7, 2011
9. WILX 10: Michigan’s Catholic Bishops Urge Immigrant Support August 3, 2011
10. CBS Detroit: Mich. Catholic Bishops Call for Immigration Reform August 3, 2011
11. MIRS: Catholic Conference Urges Compassion in Welfare Reform July 28, 2011
12. Lansing State Journal: Faith-Based Schools Should Be Part of Educational Reform May 3, 2011
13. Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s 7 Catholic Bishops Urge State Leaders to Remember Needy April 14, 2011
14. MLive: MCC Leader Says Cutting EITC Is a Moral Issue April 2, 2011
15. Detroit News: Earned Income Tax Credit Good for MI February 1, 2011
16. MLive: Michigan Catholic Group Vows to Defend Tax Break for Working Poor January 31, 2011
17. Gongwer: Catholic Conference Warns of ‘Family Cap’ Effect on Abortion January 26, 2011

2010

1. Gongwer: Sr. Monica Laments Hurried Governance November 12, 2010
2. Detroit News: Experts in Detroit for World Stem Cell Summit October 4, 2010
3. Detroit News: Lansing Nun Honored With Highest Papal Award September 25, 2010
4. MIRS: Long Named CEO of Catholic Conference September 8, 2010
5. Detroit News: Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Embryonic Research April 22, 2010
6. Detroit News: $940 Billion Health Care Reform Nears Vote March 19, 2010

2009

1. Detroit News: Protect the Michigan EITC for the Poor December 1, 2009
2. Detroit News: Michigan U.S. Senators See Pressure Mount on Health Care Legislation November 21, 2009
3. Detroit News: State Lawmaker Pushes for Same-Sex Marriage in Michigan November 4, 2009
4. Detroit Free Press: A Catholic Litmus Test for National Health Care Reform October 16, 2009
5. Detroit News: Faith, Service Groups Decry Funding Cuts Affecting Michigan’s Poor August 5, 2009
6. MLive: Advocates for Poor Say ‘Enough is Enough,’ Michigan’s Budget is ‘Moral Statement’ August 5, 2009
7. Detroit News: Letter: Create Transparency for Embryo Research June 23, 2009
8. Lansing State Journal: Statewide Public Defense System Needed in Michigan March 19, 2009