Official Bishops' Statements
Download the full text of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (PDF).
Download the summary of the bishops' statement from the Bulletin Inserts page.
If you want printed copies of the statement, or other Faithful Citizenship materials, you can order them in bulk from USCCB Publishing
Other Statements from the Bishops
- Catholics in Political Life
- Interim Reflections of the Task Force on Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicans (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
Conscience and the Catholic Voter, USCCB's Respect Life program brochure for 2008.
The Respect Life Program begins each year on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday in October.
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.






