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Featured Resources

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USCCB Resource: "Celiac Disease, Alcohol Intolerance, and the Church's Pastoral Response"

Gospel of Life

Evangelium Vitae study guide, USCCB


Welcome and Justice  for Persons with Disabilities

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Most recent letter from CDF regarding low-gluten hosts and mustum:Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, 2000

A Sunset

Mental Illness: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California

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

A Sunset

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This USCCB pastoral statement (1978) uses language to describe disability that is now outdated.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

Welcome and Justice  for Persons with Disabilities

A Framework of Access and Inclusion A Statement of the U.S. Bishops
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