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Politics & SocietyLast Take
Kathleen McChesney
Strong laws and codes of conduct for law enforcement officers already exist, but mechanisms for oversight and accountability are needed, writes Kathleen McChesney.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Michael J. O’Loughlin
The Biden campaign launched an effort to convince Catholic voters that Mr. Biden embodies their shared values.
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
Should Catholic priests or members of religious orders be endorsing political candidates? If it is allowed, is it prudent?
Politics & SocietyNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
The archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico has said that the people of that island are suffering from political corruption as well as the pandemic and the social injustice it engenders is also a "virus."
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives with pizza as he visits Pittsburgh Local Fire Fighters No. 1 in Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
John W. Miller
Catholics are crucial in all battleground states. In Pennsylvania they make up a quarter of the electorate.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden touches his face as he speaks to members of the clergy and community leaders at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del., on June 1. Democrats are betting on Biden’s evident comfort with faith as a powerful point of contrast in his battle against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Politics & SocietyColumns
Thomas J. Reese
American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road.