Are the 40 million U.S. Catholics who are registered Democrats facing the fires of hell? Not according to canon law or the U.S. bishops.
Abortion
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholics4Biden fight for the Catholic vote in a key battleground state
Catholics are crucial in all battleground states. In Pennsylvania they make up a quarter of the electorate.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Skewed media coverage of abortion at the Republican convention reveals a gap no one wants to bridge
Biased and prejudiced coverage of abortion has severe costs.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: If Donald Trump wins, what does that mean for abortion policies?
If President Donald J. Trump wins a second term in November, what will it mean for abortion policy in the United States?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops praise NIH board’s votes not to fund most research proposals using fetal tissue
The bishops applaud the Trump administration “for moving NIH in a direction that shows greater consideration for medical ethics in research, and greater respect for innocent human life.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Kamala Harris’ narrow and sadly common view of the Knights of Columbus
Many Catholics have questions about Senator Harris’s record on religious freedom.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: If Joe Biden wins, what does that mean for abortion policies?
What would a Biden/Harris presidential win mean for abortion politics in the United States?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pro-life Dems protest party’s abortion policy: “If we lose, it’s going to be because of this issue.”
“Why are we turning away 21 million pro-life voters? The party has to decide if they want to die on this hill,” Kirsten Day, the executive director of Democrats for Life, told America.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Letter: Pro-life Democrats urge party leaders to reject abortion extremism
About 100 current and former Democratic lawmakers urged the Democratic Party “to moderate its official position on abortion.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Nebraska governor set to sign bill that bans dismemberment abortions
“This legislation protects unborn children from the brutality of being torn apart limb by limb, and we look forward to Gov. Pete Ricketts signing it,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life.