Call To Action Pledges Solidarity with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
In the wake of the right-wing campaign targeting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Call To Action’s Vision Council and Anti-Racism Team release a statement in support of the sisters and the LGBTQIA+ community.
CTA Supports Vatican Decision to Dismiss Anti-Abortion Activist Frank Pavone
Call To Action condemns Frank Pavone and his violent anti-abortion ministry, which promotes single-minded extremism in direct opposition to our mission as Catholics. Dismissing Pavone from his clerical role is long overdue.
Trans lives are sacred: A CTA statement of solidarity with trans communities
We, the members of the Call to Action’s Vision Council, affirm the sacredness of our trans siblings and call our communities to take action against transphobia in all its forms.
Call To Action calls on white Catholics: dismantle white supremacy in the Church and in the world
White silence is violence. Today, we say “no more.”
Denounce Catholic Alliance with Donald Trump
Call To Action’s Vision Council was outraged to hear about the recent phone call that Catholic bishops and leaders had with high-profile members of the Trump administration.
CTA Vision Council Urges Bishops to Act for Immigrant Justice
With the recent deaths at our southern border, reports about the horrifying conditions inside multiple U.S. government immigration facilities, and the deplorable actions of many border patrol and ICE agents, we at Call To Action believe that this is a time that Catholic Social Teaching calls all Catholics to stand in solidarity with immigrants.
CTA Responds to Benedict XVI’s Letter
Call To Action members are committed to acting in solidarity with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. We pray for an end to clericalism in our Church and will continue to work for a more equitable and just Church.
Important Message from the Vision Council
These decisions were made in consideration of our anti-racism and anti-oppression principles, with a desire to be the most responsible stewards of our limited resources, in collaboration with those most directly impacted, and after much prayer, conversation, and discernment.
CTA New York Chapters Respond to NY Passing Child Victims Act
Call To Action expresses our heartfelt gratitude to our New York chapters for their tireless work to help pass the Child Victims Act. Below is a statement from our New York chapters.
CTA Responds to Grand Jury Report Detailing Massive Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
Call To Action, a Catholic organization committed to justice and equality, is horrified by the findings of a recent grand jury report, which uncovered child sexual abuse by over 300 Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, and a systematic cover-up of those crimes by their dioceses.
#CatholicToo Organizations Thank Women Religious and Other Survivors For Coming Forward
In December of 2017, Call To Action, FutureChurch and Women’s Ordination Conference unveiled their newest shared campaign, #CatholicToo, as a Catholic response to the outpouring of testimonies from women breaking their silence about harassment and abuse across industries (#MeToo).
CTA Denounces Bishops: “Transgender Catholics deserve a church that will listen”
It is horrifying that the authors of this letter would choose to spend their energy attacking people who already experience marginalization and exclusion in our church.
CTA Affirms, Challenges USCCB’s “Committee Against Racism”
Call To Action Vision Council member Debra Brittenum said “To be effective, this committee must include people with lived experience of racist oppression–including those who do not have theological degrees.
Pope Francis' Remarks on Gender Demonstrate Willful Ignorance
“It may not fit in the neat boxes or adhere to the rigid rules of the institutional Church, but that’s what makes their witness so powerful and prophetic. The question, I believe, is whether or not our Church is willing to listen with genuine openness and empathy. I’d like to think our Church will choose this path over one of dangerous and divisive rhetoric.”
#Hatehurts
Until we come together and expunge the hateful rhetoric and discriminatory teachings coming from and in the name of our Church, we contribute to the strife and violence directed towards LGBTQ communities.
Orlando Statement: “Hatred & Violence Have No Place in our Church & World”
Now is the time to come together and send a strong and unequivocal message: hatred and violence of any kind have no place in our Church and world.
Department of Education Lists Catholic Institutions Allowed to Discriminate
Call To Action will continue to cultivate Catholic communities of inclusion and affirmation for the LGBTQ community and its allies.
Open Letter to People of God on Role of Catholic Theologians
In an open letter released today, Call To Action and other U.S. Catholic organizations commend Pope Francis for responding affirmatively to a request by Catholic theologian Hans Küng to dialogue and look to the day when Küng will be fully reinstated as a Catholic theologian.
Reinventing Conference
After considerable discernment and dialogue by Call To Action's leadership groups, the Vision Council has approved a biennial national conference moving forward.
Statement on Amoris Laetitia: “Called To Form Consciences”
Hierarchical leaders must go further in advancing the Gospel values Catholics today embody so well: radical welcome and openness, expansive and inclusive values, equality and justice for all, and unconditional love for the amazing diversity of God’s people.