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Welcome to the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns 
The Office of Public Policy & Social Concerns collaborates with various organizations in the Bay Area to maintain human dignity by respecting all human life and striving to obtain justice for all.  

The main functions of this office are to educate, advocate and create awareness around the variety of social justice topics affecting our communities in an effort to raise the level of action and response. Each issue is addressed and supported through the lens of the main principles of Catholic Social Teaching. 

Please click on any of the following links to learn more about our programs:

  • Respect Life
  • Death Penalty
  • Economic Justice
    • CRS - Catholic Relief Services
  • Advocacy
  • CCHD
  • Catholic Social Teaching
  • Justice & Peace
  • Immigration 

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    Advocacy Day Brings Catholic Message to Sacramento

    More than 100 delegates from dioceses around California took part in the annual Catholic Advocacy Day this week in Sacramento. They arranged for individual meetings with State Senators and Assembly Members on a range of topics important to Catholics -- life, education, economic justice and human trafficking. Delegates from the Archdiocese of San Francisco made 7 visits to lawmakers.

    If you have not already done so, you can still support the delegates by responding to the Action Alert here
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    USCCB COMITTEE CHAIRS URGE CONGRESS TO PROTECT POOR AND VULNERABLE AS DEBATE ON BUDGET CONTINUES (pdf)

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    Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns
    One Peter Yorke Way
    San Francisco, CA 94109
    Tel: 415 614-5570
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