While the exact breakdown of the Catholic vote in the 2024 election remains unclear, one expert notes that available exit polling data suggests that in future elections, white Catholics can be penciled in as a significant GOP voting bloc.
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Priests’ Uplifting Social Media Content Counters Mockery of Faith
At a time when the convergence of faith and social media is in the news after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mocked the sacrament of Communion in an Instagram video, Father Simon Teller said faith-based social media content, including that which is light-hearted, is possible if it’s done in a way that the creator believes “brings people closer to Jesus.”
Trump is Reelected to White House, Becoming Only Second U.S. President to Win Second, Non-Consecutive Term
Former President Donald Trump was elected to a second term in the Oval Office four years after he lost his run for a second consecutive term, according to multiple projections.
Experts Worry Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Could Damage Economy Like the Great Recession
Just ahead of Election Day, immigration and the economy were still ranked in the top three of U.S. registered voters’ concerns. In August, a Pew Research Center poll revealed 56% of them “strongly or somewhat” support “mass deportations of immigrants living in the country illegally.”
Beyond Election Day: Faithful Citizenship Happens ‘Brick by Brick’ at Local Level, Says Catholic Policy Expert
Ahead of the general election, OSV News spoke with Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference, on the importance of local as well as presidential elections.
Former Rockville Centre Auxiliary Bishop Richard Henning Installed as Archbishop of Boston
Archbishop Richard Henning began his journey as the 10th bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, succeeding Cardinal Seán O’Malley.
Harris, Trump Make Closing Arguments in 2024 Presidential Election
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made their closing arguments of the 2024 campaign in separate events in the final stretch of the 2024 campaign cycle.
Leader of U.S. Bishops Says Involving More Laity Critical to Implementing Synod
Given the low level of participation by American Catholics in the process leading up to the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the leader of the U.S. bishops says that efforts to involve a greater share of the laity in the next stage — dubbed the “implementation phase” — will be crucial to success or failure.
Much-Courted Catholic Vote Expected to be Narrowly Divided on Election Day
Catholic voters are among the key constituencies that candidates are seeking to win in 2024, as surveys and analysts indicate they are on track to be closely divided at the polls.
Beyond the Candy: The Spiritual Roots of All Hallows Eve
This holiday’s roots stretch back to the 4th century when Christians sought to solemnly venerate Roman martyrs some 300 years after the resurrection of Christ. In that period, persecution against Christians
came in “waves,” said Father Michael Bruno, dean of seminarians and professor of church history at St. Joseph Seminary and College at Dunwoodie, Yonkers.