Washington State Catholic Conference

Washington State Catholic Conference Life. Justice. Peace. The official Public Policy Voice of the Bishops of Washington State.

• Archdiocese of Seattle
• Diocese of Yakima
• Diocese of Spokane

09/07/2026

Work was made for the human person — not the human person for work.

This Labor Day, Catholic Social Teaching invites us to look beyond productivity and remember the dignity of the person behind every job.

In this excerpt from the WSCC webinar The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers, Aimee Shelide Mayer of the Catholic Labor Network reminds us that our work can participate in God’s creative work — but workers must never be reduced to “cogs in a wheel” valued only for what they produce.

Work should uphold human dignity. That includes respect for workers, just wages, safe working conditions, adequate rest, and the ability to support family life.

As we observe Labor Day, may we recognize the dignity of every worker and continue building a society in which work serves the human person and the common good.

Watch the full webinar on YouTube :
🔗 https://youtu.be/uEQP22dN50E?is=ScytPQH0f8iTLlH6

Before Catholics mark a ballot, we are called to form our consciences.The Catholic Church does not endorse candidates or...
09/02/2026

Before Catholics mark a ballot, we are called to form our consciences.

The Catholic Church does not endorse candidates or instruct Catholics how to vote. Instead, the Church helps us approach civic decisions with prudence, prayer, and careful consideration of human dignity and the common good.

As Washington Catholics prepare to vote, we are encouraged to ask:

• How will my choices promote the common good and protect human life and dignity?
• How can I discuss important issues with civility and respect?
• Are partisan interests or media commentary overshadowing the principles of our faith?

The USCCB’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship offers guidance for this ongoing process of formation and discernment.

The newest Catholic Advocacy Bulletin also calls Catholics to prayer and action through October in support of the USCCB effort urging pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies to stop distributing abortion pills.

Read the newest Catholic Advocacy Bulletin:
🔗 https://wacatholics.org/action-center/?vvsrc=%2fnewsletters

Be a Catholic voice. Together, we can make a difference.

Creation is a gift entrusted to our care. 🌎September 1 marks the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the be...
09/01/2026

Creation is a gift entrusted to our care. 🌎

September 1 marks the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the Season of Creation — a time to give thanks for our common home and renew our responsibility to care for it.

Catholic Social Teaching reminds us that care for creation is connected to human dignity, the common good, and concern for future generations. We can live out that responsibility in practical ways:

🌿 Pray with gratitude for creation.
🌿 Make daily choices that reduce waste and protect resources.
🌿 Support efforts that protect people, land, water, and future generations.

At the WSCC, we bring Catholic Social Teaching into public life, including care for creation, the common good, and concern for those who will come after us.

Let this season renew our care for our common home.

How will you care for creation this season? 🌱

Immigration policy is debated in headlines. Its consequences are lived in families, parishes, schools, and communities.C...
08/31/2026

Immigration policy is debated in headlines. Its consequences are lived in families, parishes, schools, and communities.

Catholic Social Teaching calls us to hold together the rule of law, human dignity, family unity, due process, and concern for those who are vulnerable. Justice and mercy are not competing values — how laws are enforced matters, and so do the people affected by them.

Want to explore this issue more deeply?

Join the WSCC for A Catholic Response to Mass Deportations with J. Kevin Appleby of the Center for Migration Studies of New York.

📆 Thursday, September 17
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM PT
📍 Online via Zoom or Facebook livestream

🔗 Register today: https://bit.ly/3Li5KGc

Register even if you cannot attend live to receive the recording. The webinar will also be livestreamed on Facebook at .

Be a Catholic voice. Together, we can make a difference.

How should Catholics respond when immigration enforcement reaches families, parishes, schools, and communities?On Thursd...
08/27/2026

How should Catholics respond when immigration enforcement reaches families, parishes, schools, and communities?

On Thursday, September 17, the WSCC will welcome J. Kevin Appleby for a Life. Justice. Peace. webinar, “A Catholic Response to Mass Deportations.”

Participants will explore Catholic Social Teaching and immigration enforcement, practical questions surrounding engagement with ICE in sensitive locations such as parishes and schools, and the roles Catholics can play through public action, advocacy, and accompaniment.

Kevin Appleby is Senior Fellow for Policy and Communications at the Center for Migration Studies of New York and previously spent 17 years directing migration policy and public affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

📆 Thursday, September 17
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM PT
📍 Online via Zoom and Facebook livestream

🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/3Li5KGc

Register even if you cannot attend live to receive the recording. The webinar will also be livestreamed on Facebook at .

As the public policy voice of Washington’s Catholic bishops, the WSCC works to bring Catholic Social Teaching into public life in defense of human dignity and the common good.

08/25/2026

AI is changing the way we work, communicate, create, and make decisions — but what does that mean for human dignity and the common good?

The full recording of the WSCC Life. Justice. Peace. webinar, “Intriguing Implications of Artificial Intelligence,” featuring Fr. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., is now available on YouTube.

Fr. Larrey explores the philosophical and ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence, the ways rapidly developing technology is reshaping society, and how Catholics can approach these changes with thoughtful discernment rooted in the dignity of the human person.

Watch the full webinar:
🔗 https://youtu.be/RY5ROt1sq-E

Share the recording with someone who would value this conversation, and subscribe to the YouTube channel for future WSCC webinars and resources.

As the public policy voice of Washington’s Catholic bishops, the WSCC works to advance Life, Justice, Peace, human dignity, and the common good.

What if greater educational choice could help more families find the school environment that best serves their children?...
08/25/2026

What if greater educational choice could help more families find the school environment that best serves their children? 🍎📖

Catholic schools offer something distinctive: an education centered on Jesus Christ that seeks to form the whole person — academically, spiritually, morally, and in service to others. Faith and reason belong together, and human dignity is at the heart of that mission.

Catholic teaching also recognizes parents as the primary educators of their children. Families should have the freedom to choose an educational environment that reflects their convictions and meets the needs of their children.

A new federal policy could help expand that choice.

Beginning January 1, 2027, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) may allow individual taxpayers to receive a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for certain cash contributions to eligible Scholarship Granting Organizations. These organizations can provide scholarships that help students in public and private schools afford qualified K–12 education expenses.

States must choose to participate in the program. Washington has not yet opted in.

As students return to school, swipe through this carousel to learn more about the distinctive mission of Catholic education, parental choice, and what the FSTC could mean for families in Washington.

The WSCC will continue following implementation of the FSTC as it moves forward.

Be a Catholic voice. Together, we can make a difference.

ACTION ALERT 🕊️: Tell pharmacies to stop selling the abortion pill.Stores like CVS and Walgreens, along with some distri...
08/21/2026

ACTION ALERT 🕊️: Tell pharmacies to stop selling the abortion pill.

Stores like CVS and Walgreens, along with some distributors and online pharmacies, are selling mifepristone for abortion.

The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities is inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of prayer and action through the end of October.

As consumers, we can try to influence the actions of these businesses. Change is possible: several grocery stores, “big box” stores with pharmacies, and many online pharmacies have chosen not to enter the abortion-pill business.

Take action today and ask major companies that sell or distribute the abortion pill to change course:

🔗 https://www.votervoice.net/NCHLA/Campaigns/139193/Respond

Recipients include CVS, Walgreens, American Mail Order Pharmacy, ArloRx, Manifest: Revive, Honeybee Health, Cencora, R&S Northeast, Danco, GenBioPro, and Evita.

Please send your message, share this Action Alert, and invite others to participate.

St. Joseph, Defender of Life, pray for us.

Be a Catholic voice. Together, we can make a difference.

08/20/2026

Join the Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC) live for Intriguing Implications of Artificial Intelligence, featuring Fr. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice in the Department of Philosophy at Boston College.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how we work, communicate, learn, and interact with one another. Fr. Larrey will explore the philosophical and ethical implications of AI, including questions surrounding human dignity, technological change, society, and the role of the Church in helping guide these developments toward the common good.

Fr. Larrey is a Catholic priest and internationally recognized scholar whose work focuses on knowledge, critical thinking, artificial intelligence, ethics, and digital technology. He previously served as Chair of Logic and Epistemology and Dean of Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican.

Thursday, August 20, 2026
12:00–1:00 PM PT

Register to join via Zoom or receive the recording afterward:
https://bit.ly/4b7ROsD

As the public policy voice of the bishops in Washington State, the WSCC works to advance Life, Justice, Peace, human dignity, and the common good.

Be a Catholic voice. Together, we can make a difference.

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