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Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer apologizes for how Dorito video was ‘construed’
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 14, 2024 / 14:55 pm After Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemned a video of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying she was “mocking” the Eucharist, Whitmer has apologized for how the video “had been construed.” The viral video shows Whitmer feeding Liz Plank, a Canadian author, journalist, …
Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemn Gov. Whitmer’s chip video as ‘mocking’ faithful
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2024 / 19:40 pm Michigan’s Catholic bishops on Friday condemned a video sketch of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and a journalist for what some have called a “mocking” of the Eucharist. The video, posted on Thursday and which quickly went viral, shows Whitmer feeding …
Pope Francis, former President Clinton to have ‘special conversation’ at foundation meeting
By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 14, 2023 / 09:56 am Pope Francis and former President Bill Clinton will discuss pressing issues facing the world next week at the annual meeting of the Clinton Foundation’s global humanitarian effort, the Clinton Foundation revealed on Thursday. The foundation said in a press release that …
Catholic high schools in Michigan sue over coronavirus order keeping them closed
CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2020 / 04:14 pm MT (CNA).- Two high schools in the Diocese of Lansing have joined a lawsuit against a public health order keeping schools in Michigan closed for in-person learning, calling the order “scientifically, educationally and constitutionally unjustified.” Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Dec. 7 an …
Michigan governor calls abortion ‘life sustaining’
CNA Staff, Apr 17, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Pro-life adovcates have criticized the governor of Michigan for calling abortion a “life-sustaining” procedure during an interview on Thursday. In an April 16 appearance on the podcast “The Axe Files,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) was asked by host David Axelrod to …