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Faithful Citizenship: Political Participation
Participation in our political processes is part of our Gospel call. Politics is about designing the structures through which citizens are able to access basic needs and exercise our rights. As Catholics following Jesus' commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves, we vote and engage in advocacy to ensure all of our neighbors are able to live fully human lives.
Faithful Citizenship: Immigration
In this video, Bishop Schuster shares the Catholic Church’s call to “welcome the stranger.” Learn about the Church’s stance on caring for immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers, and the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform that offers a fair path to citizenship, family reunification, and just policies at the borders.
Faithful Citizenship: The Role of Government
The Catholic Church teaches that all political authority exists to attain the common good, which can only be achieved with the contribution of every citizen.
Faithful Citizenship: Dignity of the Human Person
Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo emphasizes how every person, created in the image and likeness of God, has inherent dignity and worth. Discover how this principle informs our approach to social justice, advocacy, and the respect for life at all stages, from conception to natural death
Faithful Citizenship: The Common Good
Human justice can be realized and protected only in community. Indeed, we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers — a truth that reminds us that the good of one is connected to the good of all
Catholic Schools Newsletter Fall/Winter 2024
Check out our newsletter for Catholic school parents, teachers, and administrators.
Our latest Catholic Advocacy Bulletin
Read our Advocacy Bulletin to stay up-to-date on policy issues of importance to Catholics.
Vote No on I-2124
Initiative 2124 would amend WA Cares, the state’s long term care program, to allow all workers to opt out of the payroll tax that funds the program.
Education Savings Accounts for Catholic School Education
While more states slowly begin to welcome parent choices in their children’s education through specific programs, there are two options in Washington state that could help lower-income parents with Catholic school tuition and other K-12 education expenses.
The Public Policy Voice of the
Bishops of Washington State
The Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC) is the common voice of the Catholic Bishops of the Archdiocese of Seattle, the Diocese of Spokane, and the Diocese of Yakima.
We encourage advocacy in public policy as we work together for the common good to create a society that recognizes the dignity of every human person.
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Joining WSCC's advocacy network makes it easy to contact your public officials and keep up-to-date on important issues facing the Washington State Legislature and United States Congress.
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We engage on a wide spectrum of issues that touch on the protection of human life and the promotion of human dignity.
Impact
We seek to shepherd and facilitate far reaching positive impact across the state of Washington.
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