Faithful Citizenship

Facilitating advocacy in our community

The St. Francis Life, Peace & Justice Committee invites you to take action on specific legislative issues that are of interest to us as Catholics. During the months prior to an election, each of us must make decisions as to how we will vote, and, we seek to consider the important issues before voting. On this page you will find information to give you a starting point on important legislative issues to make it easy to sort through  candidates and issues before you enter the voting booth.

The Catholic Church in the United States does not endorse candidates or political parties. It speaks only on issues. The official positions of the Church concerning elections are stated in the document Forming Consciences for Faithful citizenship and in documents issued by the Michigan Catholic Conference. All other documents and statements that you may come across are the opinions of individual Catholics and groups and may or may not represent the official teaching of the Church.

The Church has important wisdom to share on the issues and offers reflections on the various issues. These are the official positions of the Church. They are given to help you better form your consciences and to make decisions regarding the elections. We encourage you to read these articles. Ultimately, each person must make their own decision and vote as their conscience informs them.