January 7, 2026

Statement on the appointment of Most Rev. John Bonnici as 10th Bishop of Rochester

Statement on the announcement of Bishop Salvatore R. Matano's resignation and appointment of Bishop John S. Bonnici as the Bishop of Rochester.

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December 18, 2025

Statement on Appointment of Archbishop-Designate Hicks; Retirement of Cardinal Dolan

Statement on the appointment of New York Archbishop-designate Hicks and the retirement of Cardinal Dolan.

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December 12, 2025

Assisted Suicide Advocates Admit They’ll Push for Expansion Once Bill is Signed by Governor Hochul

Statement responding to assisted suicide advocates pledging to expand the law once enacted.

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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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May 8, 2025

Statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV

Statement on the election of Pope Leo XIV

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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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January 15, 2025

Statement on Gov. Hochul’s Abortion Expansion Agenda

Following is a statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations for the New York State Catholic Conference, on Governor Hochul’s abortion expansion agenda.

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January 7, 2025

NYS Catholic Conference Statement on Governor Hochul’s proposed expansion of the Child Tax Credit

Following is a statement from Kristen Curran, director of government relations of the New York State Catholic Conference, on Governor Hochul’s proposed expansion of the Empire State Tax Credit, which would triple the credit for children under 4 years old, and double the average credit for all families.

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November 6, 2024

NYS Catholic Conference Statement on Passage of Proposal 1

Statement from Dennis Poust, executive director of the New York State Catholic Conference, on Passage of Proposal 1.

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