We are in the final days before the election and your prayers and support are greatly needed. As a reminder, the Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference strongly encourage everybody to vote yes for marriage in Arizona and Yes on Proposition 102. In addition to your vote and your prayers, anyone interested in volunteering to help make sure that we wake up on November 5th on the winning side of Prop 102 should call 602 253 4555 to offer your assistance. Finally, for those who have not yet cast your ballots please make sure to visit www.azcatholicconference.org to view our candidate survey or Voter’s Guide. Thank you VERY much

The bishops of Florida have designated November 23 as Farmworker Sunday.

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The Catholic bishops of Michigan are urging Catholics and all people of good will to vote No on Proposal 2. This proposed constitutional amendment, which will appear on the November general election ballot, seeks to permit the unregulated and unrestricted destruction of human embryos for experimental purposes. The proposal does nothing to advance ethical and proven adult stem cell research, which the Church supports.
Please click the logo below for more information about MiCAUSE (Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation), to learn how Proposal 2 Goes 2 Far, and for more information about the Catholic Church’s teaching on stem cell research.
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The Texas Catholic Conference sets forth priorities and position papers for the 81st Legislative Session.

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North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa adopted a resolution prohibiting abortion on the reservation and property owned by the tribe. According to newspaper accounts here, here, and here a critic of the resolution claims that it violates procedural rules, Roe v. Wade, impacts the Violence Against Women Act, and imposes religious beliefs. Putting aside for now the procedural questions and Roe, it is difficult to see how it would violate the Violence Against Women Act since that act does not mandate abortion procedures. The religious imposition claim also makes no sense. The mere fact that some or even a majority of citizens rely on a religious belief in support of a particular policy does not make the policy invalid.
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Candidate questionnaires, information about ballot proposals and links to USCCB Faithful Citizenship materials are all here on the 2008 MCC Faithful Citizenship page.
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Connecticut Catholic Conference, on behalf of the Catholic bishops, clergy, religious, and laity of the State of Connecticut, condemns today’s Connecticut Supreme Court decision on same-sex “marriage”; calls for a “Yes” vote on a Constitutional Convention.

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