Political Advocacy Groups

A Directory of United States Lobbyists

Catholic

30th Percentile Catholic Charities USA
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
1731 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-549-1390
Fax: 703-549-1656
"The national office also advocates for social policies that aim to reduce poverty, improve the lives of children and families, and strengthen communities."
(http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/who/index.htm)
60th Percentile Catholics for a Free Choice
http://www.cath4choice.org
E-Mail: cffc@catholicsforchoice.org
1436 U St. NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20009-3997
Phone: 202-986-6093
Fax: 202-332-7995
"Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) was founded in 1973 to serve as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports a woman’s moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of sexuality and reproductive health." (http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/about/default.asp)
Pax Christi USA
http://www.paxchristiusa.org
E-Mail: info@paxchristiusa.org
532 W 8th St.
Erie, PA 16502
Phone: 814-453-4955
"Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation."
(http://www.paxchristiusa.org/aboutus.html)
30th Percentile United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.nccbuscc.org
E-Mail: internetadministrator@nsccb.org
3211 4th St. NE
Washington, DC 20017-1194
Phone: 202-541-3000
Fax: 202-541-3322
"Its purposes under civil law are: 'To unify, coordinate, encourage, promote and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; to care for immigrants; and generally to enter into and promote by education, publication and direction the objects of its being.'"
(http://www.nccbuscc.org/whoweare.htm)