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 ...

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 ...

The appreciations for our second Catholic president show much nostalgia for the brand of Catholicism he represents, and despair or (at least concern) for what comes next. This is natural enough.

(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 ...

Every Sunday morning at about 8 a.m., my mom and dad would load their three boys into a minivan, passing by a dozen or so other Catholic churches on our 20-minute drive up Route 1 to meet my ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...