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The Handbook on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process (CAP) is a resource developed by the Institute on the Catechism, a work of the Subcommittee on the Catechism, under the Committee of Evangelization and Catechesis at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). This resource is designed to serve the Institute on the Catechism and those who collaborate with the Institute in the work of cultivating a culture of evangelizing catechesis in the United States. The Institute on the Catechism was discerned as a response to a changing catechetical landscape, as well as in response to the guidance provided by the 2020 Directory for Catechesis. The Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis worked with the Subcommittee on the Catechism to renew their approach to their mandate to oversee the use and presentation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in catechetical resources in the United States, with guidance from the Directory, moving towards a proactive method of accompaniment. The Handbook on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process is a resource especially designed for the publishers of catechetical resources and the Catechetical Consultants who serve the Subcommittee on the Catechism. Together, the Catechetical Consultants and staff of the publishing houses can collaborate in the Catechetical Accompaniment Process to develop materials that will be both effective in evangelizing catechesis and faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.