Faithful Citizenship
In Forming
Conscieces for Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political
Responsibility, the bishops remind us: “In the Catholic
tradition,
responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a
moral obligation” (no. 13). The decisions we
make as citizens about who leads
us and what policies are enacted have important moral and ethical dimensions.
The values of
our faith should be our guide to public life.
For more information on this, go to http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org.
Virginia Catholic Conference
The Virginia Catholic
Conference represents the public-policy interests of the Commonwealth’s
Catholic bishops and their two
dioceses. On behalf of Richmond Bishop Francis
DiLorenzo and Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde the Conference engages in
advocacy on respect-life, social justice, and education issues through contacts
with state and federal lawmakers, grassroots
advocates, and media outlets.
For more information or to sign up for advocacy networks, go to: http://www.vacatholic.org/about.htm.