Lucas Ashby Appointed NYSCC Director for Education
September 08, 2026Posts
For You Too Were Once Aliens
Statement on immigration by the Catholic Bishops of New York State.
Read More...Statement on Latest State Bailout for Planned Parenthood
Statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations for the NYS Catholic Conference, on Planned Parenthood's latest state bailout.
Read More...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.
Read More...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.
Read More...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)
Read More...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.
Read More...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
Read More...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
Read More...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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