Some Catholics have turned their sights to other issues—euthanasia, death penalty—that are part of the church’s pro-life agenda.
US Politics
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 inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
What the U.S. can do for peace in Colombia
The shock defeat was officially by less than a single percentage point.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic Republicans have mixed reactions to Trump’s crude talk
President’s power to pick next Supreme Court justices keep some Catholics on board the Trump campaign.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump reaches out to Catholic voters; a new poll suggests they’re listening
Donald Trump is seeking to woo Catholics via a letter writing campaign.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Death Penalty on the Ropes?
“We want to let Catholics all throughout the state know that the death penalty is not necessary to protect public safety,” Tom Venzor, head of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, said at a press event on Sept. 29.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Kaine and Pence talk faith in final moments of vice presidential debate.
A question about the candidates’ faith provoked a conversation about how political figures should balance religious beliefs in the public square.
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 inPolitics & Society
Why Trump can’t win without white Catholics
American Catholics translate to about 20 percent of all registered voters, but they may have an outsized effect on Trump’s chances.
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.