What a second Trump presidency might mean for immigration, abortion, climate change and more.

Robert Schmuhl of the University of Notre Dame said Trump’s “message about illegal immigration and the state of the economy resonated with working-class voters, particularly Hispanic and Black males.”

“I will not vote for president this year,” Monica Brent writes. “I cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump, for many reasons. However, Kamala Harris’s stance on abortion makes her a no-go for me, as well. ”

While we are going to continue to advocate for the dignity of the unborn, let’s admit Kamala Harris has Catholic cred on other important issues.

God alone suffices. Let not Donald disturb you.

Msgr. Luigi Ligutti, an immigrant priest who served other migrants in Iowa, teaches us to look toward rural America, its old residents and new arrivals alike, with sympathetic eyes.

“It cannot be a fully and deeply, properly formed conscience that is telling you to ignore something as fundamental and as sinful as racism,” Sam Sawyer, S.J., says in a conversation with Gloria Purvis.

In the vital state of Pennsylvania, Catholic voters likely comprise at least a quarter of the electorate—and thus play a pivotal role in deciding the overall outcome.

While the candidates jousted through the end of the election season, migrant encounters along the U.S. southwestern border continued a sharp fall in fiscal year 2024. But why?

Some Catholic voters are struggling with their decision and may not make up their minds until it’s time to pull the lever—and that group could very well decide the election.