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October 24, 2025
Statement on Latest State Bailout for Planned Parenthood
A statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations for the NYS Catholic Conference, on Planned Parenthood's latest state bailout.
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October 20, 2025
Statement on the appointment of Most Rev. Mark O’Connell as 11th Bishop of Albany
Statement on the announcement of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger's resignation and appointment of Auxiliary Bishop Mark W. O’Connell of the Archdiocese of Boston.
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October 8, 2025
Statement on Pending Assisted Suicide Legislation
Statement from Robert J. Bellafiore, a spokesman for the New York State Catholic Conference, regarding the physician-assisted suicide bill awaiting Executive action.
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October 8, 2025
NYSCC Urges New Yorkers to Tell Congress to Pass Religious Workforce Protection Act
NYS Catholic Conference asks NYers to write to Congress urging them to pass bill to keep foreign-born priests and religious workers in US (Religious Workforce Protection Act)
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September 17, 2025
Catholics urged to tell Congress to protect health coverage threatened by federal cuts
With 450,000 New Yorkers set to lose health insurance, the Catholic Conference is urging Catholics to contact their members of Congress to delay changes.
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August 6, 2025
Statement on Planned Parenthood Attempted Money Grab
A statement on reports that Planned Parenthood is seeking an emergency $35 million grant from New York State
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June 9, 2025
Statement on Senate Passage of Assisted Suicide Bill
A statement on the passage in the New York State Senate of a bill authorizing physician-assisted suicide
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May 8, 2025
April 30, 2025
Statement on NYS Assembly Passage of State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill
Following is a statement by Dennis Poust, executive director of the NYS Catholic Conference following the state Assembly’s passage on April 29 of the state-sanctioned suicide bill known as the Medical Aid in Dying Act by a vote of 81-67.
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April 29, 2025
Statement on the State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill (Medical Aid in Dying)
Statement from Robert Bellafiore, spokesman for the NYS Catholic Conference, on the state-sanctioned suicide bill, also known euphemistically as “medical aid in dying”.
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