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In this section, you'll find links to bishops' statements and other resources that can help you explore Church teaching on Catholic participation in political life.

    Faithful Citizenship

    • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States | Formando la conscienca para ser ciudadanos fieles
    • See all U.S. bishops' statements on political responsibility since 1976

    Other Bishops' Statements

    • Catholics in Political Life | Católicos en la vida política
    • Interim Reflections of the Task Force on Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians (June 15, 2004)
    • Task Force on Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians (November 2004)
    • Statement on Responsibilities of Catholics in Public Life (March 10, 2006)
    • Task Force on Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians (June 15, 2006)

    More Resources

    • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life | Nota Doctrinal sobre algunas cuestiones relativas al compromiso y la conducta de los católicos en la vida política
    • For information on statements from individual bishops, see the respective diocesan web sites.
    • For State Catholic Conference web sites, see the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors: www.nasccd.org.
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