After Vice President Kamala Harris said she does not think “concessions” should be made on codifying abortion protections, some pro-life activists expressed concern that a potential Harris administration would not implement religious exemptions to abortion policy.
Author: Christine
Catholic Power and The Ballot Box
The presidential election is just over a week away, and many readers have already made their choice — and some have already voted. On a return flight from his recent Southeast Asia trip, Pope Francis was asked if there were situations when a Catholic could vote for a candidate who was in favor of abortion.
Pope to Open Holy Door at Rome Prison at Beginning of Jubilee 2025
Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a Rome prison to open a Holy Door as a “tangible sign of the message of hope” for people in prisons around the world, the Vatican announced.
Pope Warns Against Becoming a ‘Sedentary’ Church After Synod’s Close
Three years after he asked the world’s Catholics to walk together in faith on a synodal journey, Pope Francis said that the church cannot risk becoming “static” but must continue as a “missionary church that walks with her Lord through the streets of the world.”
Darkness to Light: Insights From Jeremiah and Mark
On this 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, we can’t help but feel the rapidly approaching end of the year. The trees know it, as their enchantingly colored leaves are blowing away in the autumn wind.
Obituaries, Week of October 26, 2024
Father George Cowan
The Tablet 2024 Catholic Voter Guide
Back in November 2007, when the body of Catholic bishops in the United States approved a new voting guide for Catholics, Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, then-head of the bishops’ conference, said it was a “good teaching document” that was important given the complexities of the current political situation. In 2024, a complex political situation remains, as neither major political party candidate fully aligns with the Church on the central issues. Pope Francis even recently opined that while U.S. Catholics “have to vote” this election, they are choosing “the lesser evil.”
Cast Your Vote on New York’s Prop 1 With the ‘Truth of Gospel’ in Mind
As Catholics, we take our right and responsibility to take part in the political process very seriously, indeed by voting, but also by engaging with civic and party leaders in the development of public policy.
Letters to the Editor Week of October 26, 2024
The Truth About Abortion, Columbus Day Festivities, Get Out the Vote, ‘Thank You’ to the KofC
The Missions of Sts. Simon and Jude
Oct. 28 marks the Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles. Tradition holds they were martyred together in the first century while preaching the Gospel in Persia, and their remains were later moved to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, where a single tomb commemorates them to this day.