The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has formally condemned racism in four pastoral statements: in 1958, 1968, 1979, and in 2018 with Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love — A Pastoral Letter against Racism.
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Sr. Barbara Hutfless, OP, dies
Sister Barbara Hutfless, OP, died Aug. 6, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Richaria. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Aug. 14, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Cecilia Marie Brown, OP dies
Sr. Cecilia Marie Brown, OP — formerly known as Barbara Jane Mary Brown, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Mich. She was 95.
State proposals would curb human trafficking
MADISON — The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC) is supporting two bills that would strengthen Wisconsin’s human trafficking laws.
The proposals — Senate Bill 492 and Assembly Bill 620 — were considered in separate legislative hearings.
Constitutes grave offense
WCC Associate Director Barbara Sella offered written testimony in support of SB 492 to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs on January 21 and to the Assembly Committee on Corrections on January 23.