We need more faithful Catholics running for office and more outreach to Catholic voters.
Hillary Clinton
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump and Clinton to trade jokes instead of barbs at Al Smith dinner
“You can accomplish a lot more by inviting folks of different political loyalties to an uplifting evening, rather than in closing the door to them.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Is there a ‘Trump effect’ on public morality?
U.S. voters—especially evangelicals—appear to have vanquished their inner Puritan and are now far more accepting of sinning politicians.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump campaign pounces on Clinton advisor’s hacked email about Catholic conservatives
“She did a big number on Catholics, a horrible number on Catholics…through her people,” Mr. Trump said.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
With abortion sidelined this election, some Catholics are turning to other life issues
Some Catholics have turned their sights to other issues—euthanasia, death penalty—that are part of the church’s pro-life agenda.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Editors: ‘See the person,’ not the party, for a healthy country
The United States needs to restore a particular kind of politics as usual.
Posted inFaith
Clinton Recounts Working with Mother Teresa
While speaking at the annual Salute to Labor Picnic in Illinois, Hillary Clinton recounted her experience with Mother Teresa.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Even as Trump talks more about his faith, mysteries remain
Like his campaign itself, Donald Trump’s beliefs cannot be pinned down to any particular ideology.
Posted inPolitics & Society
The (mostly) secret faith life of Hillary Clinton
“I am a person of faith. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist.” Unpacking these assertions sheds light on a rarely talked about dimension of Hillary Clinton.
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
VP nominee Tim Kaine says he supports the Hyde Amendment after all
“I have been for the Hyde Amendment,” Kaine told CNN on Friday. “And I have not changed my position on that.”