Catholicism appears poised to play a decisive role in the presidential race — and perhaps the next presidency. Both campaigns seem sensitive to its electoral importance, with Democrats worrying that ...

The Catholic Church is more than 2,000 years old. Declaring war on it is hardly civilized or politically smart. Trump has ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The new American pope, Leo XIV, has ...

ANALYSIS: The EWTN News RealClear Opinion Research Poll shows most Catholic voters still support President Trump and key policies such as mass deportations, even as inflation emerges as a potential ...

Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, ...

Catholic priests across the U.S. discuss immigration with their congregations more than leaders in many other faith traditions, according to our new research published in the journal Sociological ...

(RNS) — Most Catholics don’t want politics to divide their parishes, but the wise pastor will prepare for the worst. (RNS) — Few parishioners want to see their parishes turned into partisan ...

For the first time in history, an American sits on the Throne of St. Peter. Pope Leo XIV – born in Dolton, Illinois, and formed at Villanova University – now leads the global Church. At the same ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The new American pope, Leo XIV, has ...

Catholics are a significant portion of the population in a handful of battleground states such as Pennsylvania and Arizona, with experts weighing in that Vice President Kamala Harris' history of ...

(RNS) — Labor Day is approaching, and just a few days later I will begin teaching my fall classes. Like every fall semester, the largest class I’ll teach will be on Catholic social teaching. This ...

President-elect Donald Trump nominated CatholicVote president Brian Burch to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social Friday, praising Burch ...