•  End Use of the Death Penalty
•  Environmental Justice Program
•  Health Care for All
•  Reducing Global Poverty
•  Poverty USA
•  Immigration Reform

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) • Education and Outreach
Domestic Social Development • International Justice and Peace

We've added some new online resources, and updated others, for these international and domestic issues:

Catholic Teaching on Economic Life
Catholic Campaign to End Use of the Death Penalty
Catholics Confront Global Poverty (with CRS)


Respecting the Just Rights of Workers: Guidance and options for Catholic health care and unions
"We offer this document as a common alternative and way forward in carrying out the principles of Catholic Social teaching and the directions of the Working Paper 'A Fair and Just Workplace.' It is a product of extensive dialogue, candid discussion and differing experiences that we put forth for wide sharing, discussion, consideration, adaptation and use at the local level."
Download and read the full document

Letter to G8 Heads of State on Poverty and Climate Change
In a letter to leaders participating in the G8 Summit in Italy, July 8-10, the presidents of the Catholic bishops’ conferences of the G8 nations urged “concerted actions to protect poor persons and assist developing countries.”

Download and read Catholic bishops' letter to G8 leaders

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