United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults was developed by the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism of the Catholic Church of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of bishops at its November 2004 General Meeting, received the subsequent recognitio of the Holy See, and has been authorized for publication by the undersigned.

Msgr. David J. Malloy, STD General Secretary, USCCB

Revised edition approved by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization on September 13, 2019 (Prot. N. Cat./114/2019/P).

ISBN 978-1-60137-650-3

First printing, November 2019

In 2019, the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults was updated to reflect the revision of paragraph no. 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition , on the death penalty. Copyright © 2006, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.