MCC in the News Archives
2021
- WLNS: Drive SAFE Plan guarantees driver’s licenses for immigrants
- WILX 10: Drive SAFE bills will help over 100,000 immigrants get drivers licenses
- Gongwer: Michigan Mourns Frank Kelley
- ClickOnDetroit.com: Johnson & Johnson vaccine research method creates conflict for Catholics
2020
- Associated Press: Judge Blocks Rule That Moves Relief Funds to Private Schools
- Detroit Catholic: Catholic Officials Encourage Parishioners to Take 2020 Census
- Catholic News Agency: Michigan Prolife Group Ends Petition Effort to Ban D&E Abortions
- Detroit News: Opinion: Catholic Teaching Affirms Dignity of Black Lives, Promotes Peace
- Detroit News: Faith Leaders Embrace New Mission: 2020 Census
- Detroit News: Opinion: How to Sustain Life During a Pandemic
- Catholic News Agency: MCC Calls Governor’s Abortion Stance Removed from Reality
- PR Newswire: Hundreds from Many Types of Schools Rally for School Choice Week
- Detroit News: Opinion: Stop Treating Private School Students as Second Class Citizens
2019
- Oakland Press: Michigan Program Offers Support to Pregnant Women
- Detroit News: Editorial—Dems Target Pregnancy Support Centers
- Catholic News Agency: Michigan Considers Two Pro-Life Ballot Initiatives
- Detroit News: Michigan Catholic Leaders Tout ‘Dismemberment’ Abortion Ban, Not ‘Heartbeat’ Bill
- Detroit News: Michigan Supreme Court May Settle Issue of Public Aid for Private Schools
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan Launches Census Committee Amid Concerns of Minority Undercount
- Michigan Radio: Organizations Push for Increased Earned Income Tax Credit
- Detroit News: Opinion: Nessel Threatens Religious Freedom
- Michigan Radio: GOP Lawmakers Hold Hearings on Proposed Ban on Abortion Procedure
- Detroit News: Michigan Passes Raise the Age Criminal Justice Reform Plan
- Detroit News: Religious Discrimination is Wrong Too
2018
- MIRS: Late-Addition Telemedicine Abortion Ban Shoots Through Panel
- Detroit News: Opponents Speak Out Against Mich. Pot Legalization Proposal
- The Michigan Catholic: MCC CEO Long Elected to National Leadership Post
- Detroit News: Opinion: Justice System Should Not Treat Kids as Adults
- Public News Service: Will Raise the Age Legislation Get Movement in Michigan
- Detroit News: Schuette Will Appeal Court Ruling That Stopped Funding for Nonpublic Schools
- Detroit News: Schuette, Stand for Private Schools
- Detroit News: Mich. Judge Strikes Down State Aid to Private Schools
- Detroit News: Suit: State Aid Ban for Private Schools ‘Anti-Catholic’
- Catholic News Agency: ACLU’s ‘Petty Lawsuit’ Won’t Help Foster Children, Families Tell Court
2017
- Detroit News: Putting Faith in Focus—And Finding Middle Ground
- The Michigan Catholic: MCC ‘Pleased’ With Decision to Settle Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
- MIRS: Catholic Church Settles in Contraceptive Litigation
- Catholic News Agency: Michigan Lawsuit Could Imperil Religious Adoption Agencies
- MLive: ACLU Sues Michigan on Adoption Legislation
- National Catholic Register: Facebook Post Puts Catholic Farmer in the Crosshairs of Anti-Bias Ordinance
- Detroit News: Is Meaning of ‘Sex’ Ambiguous?
- Detroit News: Fund Mandates in Private Schools
- Catholic News Service: National Effort on Religious Liberty Seen Helping State Advocacy on Issue
- Catholic Relief Services: From Darkness to Light: MCC Addresses Human Trafficking
- The Peninsula: Iden Seeks Gaming Reforms to Allow Michigan Charities More Fundraising Options
- Crains Detroit Business: Advocates for Existing Mental Health System Lobby to Prevent Pilot Programs
- Catholic News Agency: New Campaign Highlights Catholic Services in Michigan
- Detroit News: Groups Sue to Stop Funds for Private Schools
- Diocese of Lansing: MCC Hosts Human Trafficking Conference
2016
- Port Huron Times Herald: David Maluchnik: Private School Students should be Treated Fairly
- Detroit News: Editorial: Keep Budget Funding for Private Schools
- Detroit News: Senate Budget Includes $5M for Private Schools
- Detroit Free Press: Bills in Michigan Legislature Could Help Cap School-to-Prison Pipeline
2015
- Detroit News: Refugees Deserve Our Help
- Detroit Free Press: The Pope, a Historic Visit, and “a Deep Desire to Change the World”
- National Catholic Register: Political and Church Leaders Seek Shelter Against Marriage Ruling
- Detroit News: Faith-Based Adoption Helps Children
- Detroit News: Anti Poverty Groups Slam Killing Tax Credit
- MLive: MI Governor Signs Religious Objection Adoption Bills
- MLive: MI Senators Propose Bills to Get Students Reading Important Historical Documents
- Gongwer: Adoption Bills Reported From Senate Committee
- MIRS: Detroit Dem Proposes Death Penalty for Cop Killers
- Associated Press: Reactions to Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of State Address
2014
- MLive: Michigan House Approves Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Party-Line Vote
- Detroit News: AG Wants U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Appeal
- Detroit Free Press: Immigrant Children Deserve Security and Compassion
- Detroit Free Press: Christian Groups Join Legal Fight to Keep Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban
- Gongwer: Religious Organizations File Briefs in Same-Sex Marriage Act Case
- MLive: MCC: Marriage Is and Can Only Be Union of One Man and One Woman
- MLive: Michigan Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down: Reactions from Leaders
- Detroit Free Press: MCC: Traditional Marriage Unites Children With a Mother, a Father
- Detroit News: Paul A. Long: Michigan Needs More School Choice
- Gongwer: Immigration Office to Oversee Attraction Policy Development
- Detroit News: Mich. Catholic Conference ‘Pleased’ Injunction Granted on Contraception Mandate
- Detroit News: MCC Pleased Injunction Granted on Contraception Mandate
2013
- Detroit News: Editorial Response: Abortion is Not Health Care
- Detroit News: Preserve Flexibility in Health Plans
- Oakland Press: Column: Don’t Rule Out Non-Public Schools in Educational Prosperity
- MLive: MCC Challenges the Affordable Care Act Contraception Mandate
- Lansing State Journal: Editorial: Keep Working on Adoption Bills
- Detroit News: Preserve Religious Freedom in Adoptions
- MLive: Poll: Michigan Voters Wary of Gay Marriage Legislation, Ballot Measure
- MLive: Where Do Catholics Stand on Gay Marriage?
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan House Eases Adoptions, Sets Time Limits
- MLive: Time Limits Remain Key Hurdle in Proposed Medicaid Expansion Plan from Michigan’s House Republicans
- Detroit Free Press: U.S. Moves Morning-After Pill Over the Counter, Lowers Age Limit to 15
- Lansing State Journal: Human Trafficking Must End
- Detroit Free Press: Defending the Moral Objection Bill
- Detroit News: Rights of Conscience Must Be Preserved
- Lansing State Journal: Rebecca Mastee: Protect Rights for Health Workers
- Gongwer: Conscientious Objector Bill Heads to Full Senate
2012
- MLive: Guest Column: Bill Places Women’s Safety Above ‘Financial Interests of Abortion Industry’
- Detroit Free Press: Lawmakers, Leaders, Respond to Gov. Snyder’s Veto of Gun Bill
- MLive: Gov. Snyder Vetoes Michigan Bill Allowing Concealed Handguns in Schools
- Detroit Free Press: State Senate Approves ‘Moral Objection’ Bill
- MLive: Panel: Fix Michigan’s Public Defense System with Permanent Commission
- Detroit Free Press: State House Panel Approves New Regulations for Abortions
- Detroit News: Editorial: Obamacare Suits Seek to Affirm Religious Rights
- Oakland Press: Does Michigan Need Protection from Sharia Law?
- Macomb Daily: Bill Would Allow Guns in Churches, Schools, Bars, Stadiums
- MLive: Liberty, Not Birth Control, At the Heart of Dispute
- Detroit Free Press: Resolution Challenges Contraception Mandate for Employers
- Detroit Free Press: Guest Commentary: Insurance Mandate for Birth Control Attacks Religious Liberty, Should Be Defeated
2011
- Detroit Free Press: Private-School Kids May Get State Aid to Take College Classes
- Detroit News: Editorial: Give School Choice a Chance
- MLive: MCC Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Expanding School Choice
- Gongwer: House, Senate Swap ‘Partial-Birth’ Abortion Ban
- Gongwer: Catholic Schools Backing Choice Expansion
- Gongwer: Private School Advocates Seek State Reimbursements
- Detroit Free Press: Create a Way for Illegal Immigrants to be Made Whole
- Detroit Free Press: Guest Commentary: Everyone Deserves to Be Treated Well
- WILX 10: Michigan’s Catholic Bishops Urge Immigrant Support
- CBS Detroit: Mich. Catholic Bishops Call for Immigration Reform
- MIRS: Catholic Conference Urges Compassion in Welfare Reform
- Lansing State Journal: Faith-Based Schools Should Be Part of Educational Reform
- Detroit Free Press: Michigan’s 7 Catholic Bishops Urge State Leaders to Remember Needy
- MLive: MCC Leader Says Cutting EITC Is a Moral Issue
- Detroit News: Earned Income Tax Credit Good for MI
- MLive: Michigan Catholic Group Vows to Defend Tax Break for Working Poor
- Gongwer: Catholic Conference Warns of ‘Family Cap’ Effect on Abortion
2010
- Gongwer: Sr. Monica Laments Hurried Governance
- Detroit News: Experts in Detroit for World Stem Cell Summit
- Detroit News: Lansing Nun Honored With Highest Papal Award
- MIRS: Long Named CEO of Catholic Conference
- Detroit News: Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Embryonic Research
- Detroit News: $940 Billion Health Care Reform Nears Vote
2009
- Detroit News: Protect the Michigan EITC for the Poor
- Detroit News: Michigan U.S. Senators See Pressure Mount on Health Care Legislation
- Detroit News: State Lawmaker Pushes for Same-Sex Marriage in Michigan
- Detroit Free Press: A Catholic Litmus Test for National Health Care Reform
- Detroit News: Faith, Service Groups Decry Funding Cuts Affecting Michigan’s Poor
- MLive: Advocates for Poor Say ‘Enough is Enough,’ Michigan’s Budget is ‘Moral Statement’
- Detroit News: Letter: Create Transparency for Embryo Research
- Lansing State Journal: Statewide Public Defense System Needed in Michigan