Write to Authorities

This section provides contact information and practical help in contacting authorities. A parents first concern is to protect their children and below you will find form letters to help.

Many parents raise awareness of the issues and complain to their local school and beyond. The complaints should include their own personal story, samples of their objections, and reliance on the Catholic Church’s teachings as manifested in Veil’s charter.

How to Withdraw Your Child from Sex Education or Safe Environment Courses

Here’s How to Give the School Formal Notice That your Child, or Children, Will Have Exemption from Sex Education Courses. Instructions and helpful hints: The following letter, below, is normally sent after you have verbally notified both the…

Sending a Letter to Your Bishop

Send this letter to your Bishop one month before the beginning of the school year or when appropriate. By sending this letter to your Bishop at least a month before the beginning of the school year, you will ensure that he knows you hold a strong…

What if You Get Nowhere?

Your Choices: 1. Complain Further Within the Catholic Church 2. Seek Outside Legal Advice or Consider Using Canon Lawyers: American Catholic Lawyers: Address American Catholic Lawyers Association 420 …

Write to Rome & the Apostolic Pro-nuncio

His Holiness, Pope Francis: THE VATICAN C/O Attention: Fr. Aemilius ; 00120 Via del Pellegrino Citta del Vaticano, Europe Alfonso Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, President Pontifical Council for the Family Piazza S. Callisto,…

Write to the Office of Child and Youth

ocyp@usccb.org 202-541-5418 (direct line) Office of Child and Youth Protection United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3211 4th Street, N.E. Washington DC 20017-1194

Bishops by Diocese, state, etc.

To contact your local Bishops, or any national Diocese, use this great tool to find them here (this link will take you away from this site by opening in a new page or tab).