That comment about “clinging to their guns and Bibles”—maybe that was the beginning.
Donald Trump
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Editors: This election made our divisions undeniable, but politics alone won’t heal them
No one should feel complacent about the divisions this election emphasized and exploited, which run far deeper than political allegiances.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
How Our Next President Was Elected
The morning after the election of Donald J. Trump, America‘s National Correspondent, Michael O’Loughlin, and Associate Editor at America, Robert David Sullivan, discuss how the election unfolded with Kerry Weber and Tim Reidy.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Onward Christian Soldier
It was a dark night and a bleak next morning. And then grace came.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Vatican Secretary of State extends ‘good wishes’ to President-elect Trump
‘I believe that today there is, in fact, a need for everyone to work to change the world situation, which is a situation of grave wounds, of grave conflict.’
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Pro-life Catholics denounce priest who used aborted fetus to support Trump
An official with the Archdiocese of New York, where the video was filmed, called it “absolutely appalling.”
Posted inPolitics & Society
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.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
A prayer for the morning after the election
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, what kind of country will we be?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.