Washington, DC- A network of national Catholic social justice organizations released a pledge today asking Catholic voters to encourage candidates seeking political office and elected officials to address the moral scandal of poverty, help end the war in Iraq and put the common good at the top of the nation’s political agenda.
Washington, DC- Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good welcomes the U.S. bishops’ statement on political responsibility as an essential call for a new kind of political engagement that challenges Catholics to be guided by moral convictions and a commitment to the common good rather than partisan loyalty.
Washington, DC -- A diverse group of prominent lay Catholics -- including 11 former U.S. ambassadors and former chairmen of the Republican and Democratic National Committees -- have called for a more civil tone to replace the divisive rhetoric and partisan attacks that define our national political debates.