Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2018 / 17:52 pm
Around 14 million Catholics in the U.S. are living with a disability.
Since 1982, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) has been working to make sure those Catholics are welcomed as members of the Church and have opportunities to participate in the faith.
"The goal of NCPD is to ensure that people with any disability…can actively and meaningfully participate in the faith by using their gifts and interests," said Janice Benton, executive director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability.
"By virtue of baptism, everyone belongs to the body of Christ, and our work is to make sure that we are doing that with the proper attitude and spirit to make sure everyone can feel at home in their parishes," she told CNA.