An official with the Archdiocese of New York, where the video was filmed, called it “absolutely appalling.”
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America readers say that poverty and the environment deserved more attention in presidential race
Poll respondents cite Pope Francis on global warming and also call for a broad right-to-life agenda.
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A prayer for the morning after the election
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, what kind of country will we be?
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On the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholics get out the vote
“Hispanics in this area have not always felt that their voices have been recognized or heard…the push is, if we don’t vote, we will remain invisible.”
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What happens after the elections? Catholics can help heal the nation.
This is the “‘unfriend me now’ election,” said Melinda Henneberger, a longtime political columnist.
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Catholics help Clinton maintain lead in new poll
Clinton is supported by 51 percent of Catholic. Trump polled at just 40 percent.
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Pope Francis to Donald Trump, in just one year. How did we get here?
Today the pulse of American spiritual life is shifting. There is not just one pulse.
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Clinton, Trump trade jokes at Al Smith Catholic fundraiser in New York
The candidates tried their best to inject some humor into the final stretch of a particularly rancorous campaign.
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The man behind the dinner: Alfred E. Smith
Smith was a man who believed that faith in God was not incompatible with faith in the people.
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Election 2016: What would Alexander Hamilton do?
Hamilton was a New Yorker, a lawyer like Hillary Clinton and a business investor like Donald Trump.