Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship Novena
From November 1st – 9th in collaboration with the Secretariat of Justice and Peace, USCCB Public Affairs will be running a Novena for Faithful Citizenship, sign up here for daily emails from the Justice and Peace Secretariat. Timing of the Novena was chosen to underscore the teachings and work of the Church, and our call to continue to see the face of Christ in all whom we meet despite (or in spite of) the election cycle.
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While in Tallahassee earlier this year, the bishops recorded footage for an election-year video, consisting of the New Introductory Note to the USCCB’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.
New Introductory Note to the USCCB’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship:
Information from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (en Español), our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. We urge our pastors, lay and religious faithful, and all people of good will to use this statement to help form their consciences; to teach those entrusted to their care; to contribute to civil and respectful public dialogue; and to shape political choices in the coming election in light of Catholic teaching. The statement lifts up our dual heritage as both faithful Catholics and American citizens with rights and duties as participants in the civil order.
Learn More:
Read Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (en Español), which provides a framework for Catholics in the United States. (English PDF | PDF en Español)
As a complement to Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, the bishops also approved six new bulletin inserts (en Español) to help the Catholic faithful put their faith into action. Click here to see the resources and bulletin inserts.
New! Voter Resources from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops:
FCCB Voter Guide: English l Spanish
The FCCB Voter Guide provides information about Catholic teaching, offers considerations on key topics, and poses questions regarding current issues to assist voters in evaluating candidate positions or political party platforms.
2024 Presidental Candidate Comparison: English l Spanish
A comparison of the positions of candidates for U.S. President, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, on multiple topics has been compiled directly from policies, public statements, official or campaign websites, and other sources. Hyperlinks are provided to sources for each position.
For more information and resources please visit www.flaccb.org/election-materials-and-guidelines
Civilize It: A Better Kind Of Politics is a response to Pope Francis’ invitation:
As Catholics, we take to heart Jesus’ invitation to follow the example of the Good Samaritan, who challenges us to “become neighbors to all” (no. 80). As a Church and a nation, we are polarized and divided. But as Pope Francis writes in Fratelli Tutti, we can seek “a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good” (no. 154). We can see ourselves as members of one family. We can seek to encounter and to grow. We can identify common values. We can listen to understand. We can seek the truth together. We can jointly come up with creative solutions to the problems that face our world.
