“The assertion that abortion is ‘the’ pre-eminent issue in this political campaign for Catholics is itself a political statement, not a doctrinal one,” Bishop McElroy says.
Catholic Social Teaching
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The church is losing touch with working-class Catholics
Mass attendance and Catholic affiliation have been eroding steadily since the 1970s for all income brackets, but the sharpest decline has been among the two bottom economic quartiles.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Czerny on ‘Fratelli Tutti’: Pope Francis addresses a world ‘on the brink’
“We’re on the brink,” Cardinal Czerny said, because people are suffering from “a health collapse and an economic collapse, at the same moment as the Paris Climate Agreement I.O.U.s are coming in and there is a migrant situation that is dire.”
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Editorial: ‘Fratelli Tutti’ challenges the American way of life. Are we listening?
Francis reminds us that it is always people who suffer from these injustices: the poor, the disabled, women, racial minorities, migrants, refugees, the elderly, prisoners, the unborn, the lonely.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Discerning your vote in the 2020 election | A conversation with John Carr
How can Catholics decide who vote for in the 2020 election? John Carr, former USCCB staff member, joins America’s Michael O’Loughlin to discuss why he has decided to vote for Vice President Joe Biden.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Jeannie Gaffigan: My loved ones told me ‘real’ Catholics vote for Trump. Here’s my response.
Here is my confession: I am a real Catholic, and I am not going to vote for Donald J. Trump.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Webinar tackles decision process facing Catholic voters in Nov. 3 election
Four Catholic thinkers, including Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, helped unpack some of the thought processes and frameworks that ought to be going on in the mind of Catholic voters as the U.S. approaches the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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Pope Francis: With millions deprived of basic needs, Christians must act
During a livestream from the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis continued a series of talks on the principles of the church’s social doctrine as a guide for healing and building a better future.
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Mexican parishes refocus aid responses as coronavirus pandemic drags on
Many parishes lack resources, having not received money in the collection basket because of suspended services.
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Pope Francis: Making the poor a priority isn’t political, it’s the Gospel
The preferential option for the poor, which includes feeding the hungry and drawing close to the excluded, “is the key criterion of Christian authenticity,” Pope Francis said Aug. 19 during his weekly general audience.