UPDATE 2/13 – RED MASS 2023 On January 23rd, the Kansas Bishops were in Topeka for the annual Red Mass. This Mass is celebrated for the legislature, other elected officials, and state employees, asking the Holy Spirit to provide them with wisdom and guidance in their roles. In years past, the Red Mass has been …
The Kansas Catholic Conference 2019 Legislative Review If the 2019 Kansas Legislative “Veto Session” ended at 3:08 a.m. on Sunday, May 5, our next round of work at the Kansas Catholic Conference began at 3:09 a.m.! This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. The point is that our work never …
March 3, 2017 Joint Statement of the Kansas Bishops on Refugees and Immigration In recent years our Nation has experienced painful acts of violence and terrorism. Following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center it has become clear that there are those outside as well as inside our borders who wish to harm us. …
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January 30, 2017 Click here for more information.
January 24, 2017 Click here for more information.
November 20, 2015 Click here to read the Bishops’ statement on the Syrian refugee crisis. Please note that the document is two pages long.
June 27, 2013 The Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform legislation 68-32. The legislation faces a very uncertain future in the House.
April 18, 2013 Highly anticipated immigration legislation was introduced in the US Senate Wednesday by the “Gang of Eight” bipartisan group of senators. Debate over immigration reform is expected to last for months.
March 21, 2013 Yesterday, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB 2192, legislation that would deny in-state tuition rates to those living in Kansas without legal documentation. The bill would have the effect of denying in-state tuition to the children of those here illegally. The Kansas Bishops submitted a joint …
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June 16, 2012 President Obama announced Friday that his administration will cease deportations of certain illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children.
