“We took vows as Catholic Sisters, and you took a vow to uphold the Constitution,” the letter to Trump reads. “Stay true to your vow. Count the votes.”
Election 2020
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Explainer: Has it always taken this long to count every vote? Yes and no.
There is nothing unprecedented in recent decades about close presidential elections—in fact, they’re almost always close these days—and there is also nothing new in a delay in finding out the winner.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We should pay less attention to polls. Pope Francis would agree.
The popular “scientific” discourse around election forecasting has once again proven disappointingly misguided, at best, and fraudulent, at worst. Our democracy deserves better.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Election Day’s chaos and long lines brought me hope for my country—and my church
Whatever comes next may be ugly. We all know this. But for reasons I can hardly explain, I felt buoyed up the morning after the election.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Latino vote is (still) not monolithic. We shouldn’t be surprised.
Some Democrats were shocked that President Trump got one-third of the Latino vote. But J.D. Long-García writes that the Latino vote has never been monolithic and probably never will be.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God, please just give me (and the country) a little patience.
The only reaction that matters right now for most of us is spiritual. We need patience. We need to let the votes be counted.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Issues Catholics care about were also on the ballot. Here are the results.
The abortion-related measures were among 120 proposed state laws and constitutional amendments on the ballot in 32 states.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How the Vatican views the U.S. election
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss what advantages and disadvantages each candidate offers in the eyes of the Holy See.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Tell us: What was your voting experience?
Long lines, short lines, early voting or absentee? We want to hear about it.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
13 saints (and 2 Marys) to pray to on Election night
Got election anxiety? There’s a patron saint for that.