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Featured Resources


Welcome and Justice  for Persons with Disabilities

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Mental Illness: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California

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Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities, revised edition

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Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities


Quotes from Church Statements

Welcome and Justice  for Persons with Disabilities

A Framework of Access and Inclusion A Statement of the U.S. Bishops
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Mental Illness: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California

"Those living with a mental illness should never bear these burdens alone, nor should their families who struggle heroically to assist their loved ones.  We Christians must encounter them, accompany them, comfort them and help bear their burdens in solidarity with them – offering our understanding, prayers, and tangible and ongoing assistance." - Hope and Healing: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California on Caring for those who Suffer from Mental Illness Addressed to All Catholics and People of Goodwill
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Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities, revised edition

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Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities

This USCCB pastoral statement (1978) uses language to describe disability that is now outdated. Read the NCPD document, “Speaking of Disability: Pastoral Guidelines on Language” for information about appropriate language. November 16, 1978
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