Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a bipartisan group of more than 90 U.S. lawmakers urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to invite Pope Leo XIV to address Congress, saying the U.S.-born pope’s “unique perspective” and “ties to our country” would be “a unifying force” for officials.
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress Nov. 3 in a landslide midterm election, according to multiple projections, with significant ramifications for the final years of the Trump administration and its policies.
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV requested a mail ballot for the upcoming Illinois midterm elections, according to a county official.
Undecided Catholic voters are a swing voting bloc, but reliably show up to the polls, a new report found.
The pope also reminded Catholics of the church’s social teaching that politics serves the common good and is “one of the highest forms of charity.”
