Bishop Donald Hying joins the bishops of Wisconsin in decrying Planned Parenthood’s plan to resume abortions, after a Dane County judge’s decision to allow a suit, challenging Wisconsin’s abortion laws, to continue in early July.
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Bishop Hying speaks at March for Life Wisconsin
“We are called to proclaim from the housetops the Gospel of Life, to speak publicly as we are today,” said Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison at the March for Life Wisconsin event held at the State Capitol in Madison on June 24.
Sainthood cause for man with Wisconsin ties
The cause for the canonization of Brother Joseph Dutton was recently opened.
Wisconsin Catholic Conference urges legislators to oppose abortion expansion
The Wisconsin Catholic Conference strongly urges legislators to oppose LRB-2151/1, legislation that would create an exception in Wisconsin’s statute permitting children conceived in rape and incest to be killed and expand abortion access in cases of fetal abnormality or risk to the mother.
Book celebrates history of St. Coletta
A new book was recently written about one of Wisconsin’s own Catholic organizations, St. Coletta.
Statement from Bishop Hying regarding the arson attack on the Wisconsin Family Action offices
“The destruction of Wisconsin Family Action headquarters in Madison over the weekend is a brazen act of violence which all citizens should condemn, as an attack on the respect and concern we owe to each other in seeking the common good.”
Wisconsin bishops urge support for Afghan guests at Fort McCoy
Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops have issued a statement in support of those displaced from Afghanistan and residing at Fort McCoy.
Wisconsin Catholic charities coordinate aid for Afghan arrivals, request help
All five Wisconsin Catholic Charities agencies are collaborating with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Migration and Refugee Services (MRS). The USCCB will address legal, morale, and wellness concerns on base, as well as the immediate basic needs of Fort McCoy’s newest residents.
Catholics at the Capitol 2021 goes virtual
MADISON — Due to the current pandemic and numerous factors affecting individuals’ ability to travel and gather, the Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC) is announcing the cancellation of the Catholics at the Capitol in-person event scheduled for Wednesday, April 21, 2021. However, in lieu of the in-person event, the WCC is sponsoring a free virtual advocacy day on April 21 and has just opened the online registration: www.wisconsincatholic.org/catholics-at-the-capitol
“Catholics at the Capitol is something that we and our Catholic partners have regularly hosted for 20 years,” said WCC Executive Director Kim Vercauteren. “We’re going to miss having Catholics come together from all over Wisconsin for this day of prayer, fellowship, and advocacy. However, it remains vitally important that policymakers hear from the faithful during these challenging times. We wanted to make certain that the collective Catholic voice was still present and heard at the State Capitol.”
State bishops warn of harm to First Amendment freedoms under Equality Act
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MADISON — Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops have issued a letter urging the faithful to actively oppose H.R. 5, a federal bill that if signed into law would dramatically limit First Amendment freedoms, especially the free exercise of religion. Known as the Equality Act, H.R. 5 would alter provisions of the federal Civil Rights Act, adding “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as categories of people protected from discrimination.
The Catholic bishops of Wisconsin affirmed that “every person is made in the image of God and must be treated with respect and compassion. Individuals have a right to live free of discrimination or harassment.”
Nevertheless, the bishops explain that the Equality Act actually fosters inequity and intolerance. “As Catholics, we are called to shield individuals from discrimination, accompany the vulnerable, and be a voice for the voiceless. However, the Equality Act would require religious entities to abandon the very principles of faith that undergird their ministry and service. Under the Equality Act, ministries would not be able to acknowledge the biological reality of male and female.”