Public Statements
August, 2009 - LCWR Statement on Health Care Reform
April 23, 2009 -- LCWR Officers Statement on Doctrinal Assessment of LCWR
February 20, 2009 -- LCWR National Board's Statement on the Vatican's Apostolic Visitation
September 26, 2007 -- LCWR and Other Catholic Organizations Meet with President of Iran
July 5, 2007 -- LCWR and CMSM Call for Immigration Policy Reform
July 23, 2006 -- LCWR Calls for Ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel and Gaza
April 19, 2006 -- LCWR National Board Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Policy Reform
19 de abril, 2006 -- La Conferencia de Liderazgo de Religiosas exige una Reforma de la Política Inmigratoria
August 29, 2005 -- LCWR Statement on Opposition to War in Iraq and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
August 1, 2005 -- LCWR Statement on 60th Anniversary of Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
April 19, 2005 -- LCWR Statement on Election of Pope Benedict XVI
April 2, 2005: LCWR-CMSM Statement on Death of Pope John Paul II
February 16, 2005: LCWR Statement on the Assasination of Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN in Brazil
May 7, 2004: LCWR Statement on the Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners
March 7, 2004: CMSM/LCWR Decry US Landmine Policy
March 5, 2004: Religious Leaders Express Concern for Haiti
October 29, 2003: Letter to Prime Minister Blair and President Bush by CMSM, LCWR and CREW Human Rights for all Iraqi citizens
October 29, 2003: Letter to President Bush by CMSM and LCWR U.S. policy toward Cuba September 2003: Statement of Iraq Decries violence in Iraq March 20, 2003: Letter to President Bush To immediately cease all US aggression against the people of Iraq
March 18, 2003: Public Statement by LCWR Executive Committee Against military action in Iraq
January 28, 2003: Letters to President Bush by LCWR Executive Committee To use peaceful means to resolve the dispute with Iraq
October 17, 2002: Joint Letter by CMSM and LCWR Letter to President George W. Bush
August 24, 2002: Statement by LCWR National Board on Sexual Abuse
May 19, 2002 : CMSM and LCWR -- Peace in the Middle East
April 16, 2002 : Joint Statement by CMSM and LCWR -- Violence in the Holy Land
April 5, 2002 : Joint Letter by CMSM and LCWR -- Violence in the Holy Land
April 4, 2002 : CMSM and LCWR Letter to President George W. Bush regarding Violence in the Holy Land
March 7, 2002 : CMSM and LCWR Letter to Congressional International Relations Committee
February 20, 2002 : LCWR Letter to the Catholic Bishops of the United States on matters of defense and peacemaking
February 20, 2002 : Joint Statement of CMSM and LCWR on Commitment to Paths of Peace and Justice
September 18, 2001: LCWR Letter to Congress
September 14, 2001: CMSM/LCWR Statement on Terrorist Attacks
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