Michael J. O’Loughlin

A new survey from the Pew Forum nbsp shows that President Obama is widening his lead over GOP nominee Mitt Romney among likely Catholic voters a group the president won in 2008 Among all Catholics the president leads 54-39 though both candidates are about tied among white Catholics Religion Ne

Six things to remember as we approach Election Day 1 The stakes are high but we rsquo ll be okay Scary music sensational quotes and apoplectic narrators invade our television sets each night warning of the destruction and utter hell that Obama or Romney will unleash on America should he win

Philadelphia rsquo s Archbishop Charles Chaput while not quite explicitly endorsing the Romney Ryan ticket suggests that Catholics nbsp may have no other choice this November In an interview with John Allen Chaput said I certainly can rsquo t vote for somebody who rsquo s either pro-choice or p

The American Conservative makes the case that beat novelist Jack Kerouac while claimed by hippies and Occupiers is at heart nbsp nbsp Catholic and conservative ldquo The Catholic Church is a weird church rdquo Jack later wrote to his friend and muse Neal Cassady ldquo Much mysticism is sown

Cardinal Timothy Dolan delivered the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention last night concluding his fewweeks in the national political spotlight that saw many pundits discussing the pros and cons of having the nation rsquo s most notable Catholic prelate appear in such partisan conv

Earlier today the Democrats amended their platform to include the word ldquo God rdquo after some contrived controversy on the right about the previously adopted ldquo secular platform rdquo The platform actually devotes an entire section to the importance of faith and religion in US society

With election season now in full swing Catholics are again immersing themselves into the political dialogue Though dialogue and voter education is encouraged the US Bishops have issued guidelines as to what kinds of political activities Catholic parishes dioceses and nonprofits may and may not

The Archdiocese of New York confirmed today that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has accepted an invitation to offer the closing prayer at the Democratic National Convention thus confirming roles for the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops at both political conventions Some on the right have decl

Cardinal Timothy Dolan R-NY Cardinal Dolan will offer a endorsement prayer during the Republican National Convention in Tampa next week From the AP Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the presiden

The Chronicle of Philanthropy issued a new report today highlighting the giving patterns of each state in the US What have been dubbed ldquo red states rdquo tend to give at higher levels than ldquo blue states rdquo with Utah Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina taking the top