The U.S. Catholic Bishops' "Jubilee Pledge for Charity, Justice and
Peace" asks Catholics "as disciples of Jesus in the new millennium" to:
- Pray regularly for greater justice and peace;
- Learn more about Catholic social teaching and its call to protect human life, stand with
the poor and care for creation;
- Reach across boundaries of religion, race, ethnicity, gender and disabling conditions;
- Live justly in family life, school, work, the marketplace and the political arena
- Serve those who are poor and vulnerable, sharing more time and talent;
- Give more generously to those in need at home and abroad;
- Advocate public policies that protect human life, promote human dignity, preserve God's
creation and build peace;
- Encourage others to work for greater charity, justice and peace.
"Catholicism does not call us to abandon the world but to help shape it,"
the bishops said in a statement introducing the pledge.
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