Faithful Citizenship

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recognizes that, "our national tradition of religious freedom permits and encourages all people of faith to bring the insights of their religious traditions to bear on political matters."

It is our responsibility therefore to learn more of Catholic teaching and tradition, to participate in Church life, to learn from trustworthy sources about the issues facing our communities, and to do our best to make wise judgments about candidates and government actions. These decisions should take into account a candidate’s commitments, character, integrity, and ability to influence a given issue. Thus equipped, and further impelled by our sense of patriotism, we exercise our right and duty to vote and otherwise to participate actively in public life. By forming our consciences for faithful citizenship, we can better pursue the common good and thus obey the command of our Lord to love our neighbors.

The buttons included here are publications by the USCCB to help form our consciences for faithful citizenship.