2024 Election

The 2024 United States presidential election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters will elect a president and vice president for a four-year term. This is the latest coverage from Catholic News Agency and EWTN News.

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Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prays during a roundtable discussion with Latino community leaders at Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami on Oct. 22, 2024.

Trump: Harris ‘destructive to Christianity,’ Catholics ‘treated worse than anybody’

Oct 22, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“These people are sick,” Trump contended. “These people are very sick people. Christians will not be safe with Kamala Harris... Read more

The “EWTN News Nightly” and “EWTN News In Depth” team at the Washington, D.C., studios of EWTN.

Catholic election night coverage from EWTN News — here’s how to tune in

Oct 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

EWTN News will offer extensive coverage on the night of the 2024 U.S. general election, and viewers can expect balanced... Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance listens as Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.

JD Vance at Wisconsin faith rally says Catholics ‘feel abandoned’ by Biden, Harris

Oct 21, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Kamala Harris is the candidate of anti-Christian and anti-Catholic bigotry,” JD Vance said. “She brags about it. That’s her policy... Read more

Our Lady of Pompei Chapel, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

‘Novena to the Mother of God for the Nation’ to begin Oct. 27 as election draws near

Oct 21, 2024

By Joseph Pronechen

Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 27, the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will launch a nine-day novena in anticipation of the... Read more

Ave Maria Parish in Ave Maria, Florida.

Catholic university in Florida stages rally against state abortion amendment

Oct 18, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Ave Maria University is set to host a major rally Sunday against Florida’s pro-abortion ballot measure. Read more

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo just prior to attending the annual Al Smith dinner in support of the charitable work of the Archdiocese of New York on Oct. 17, 2024.

Trump pledges to consider reimplementing ban on overseas abortion funding

Oct 18, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Former president Donald Trump on Thursday said he will consider reimplementing a ban on taxpayer funding for abortion overseas. Read more

Marijuana leaves.

Catholic bishops urge ‘no’ vote on Florida marijuana initiative

Oct 17, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Amendment 3, which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 and older, is the most expensive cannabis-focused... Read more

While serving as a United States senator from California, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly scrutinized judicial nominees for being members of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization.

EWTN News examines Kamala Harris’ scrutiny of Knights of Columbus members

Oct 17, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

While serving as a U.S. senator from California, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly scrutinized judicial nominees for being members of... Read more

“I think you’ll see a different side of Mr. Trump,” EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo told CNA. “The visuals will also be original as we will be decked out in our tuxes and tails for the Al Smith dinner.”

Trump interview with EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo to coincide with Al Smith dinner

Oct 16, 2024

By Tyler Arnold, Ken Oliver-Méndez

The most emblematically Catholic event in U.S. presidential campaigns, the Al Smith dinner, is set to be the backdrop for... Read more

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, speaks as Planned Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson (right) looks on during a rally on Sept. 5, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana. The Right to Abortion Initiative will be on the Nov. 5 ballot as an amendment to Montana’s constitution. Tester attended the rally in support of the initiative.

Montana becomes an abortion battleground state with advocacy groups spending millions

Oct 16, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

If passed, the initiative would amend the state constitution “to expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions... Read more

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These three states have school choice on the ballot 

Oct 15, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Colorado and Kentucky have amendments on the ballot to promote school choice, while Nebraska has a ballot measure that could... Read more

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

Trump attacks Harris on her support of tax-funded transgender surgeries for prisoners

Oct 14, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“Even the liberal media was shocked Kamala [Harris] supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens,” the ad says. Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on July 29, 2024, in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Michigan’s Catholic bishops condemn Gov. Whitmer’s chip video as ‘mocking’ faithful

Oct 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The video, posted on Thursday and which quickly went viral, shows Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer feeding a journalist a Dorito... Read more

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia.

Virginia bishop urges caution on gambling amid push for new casino

Oct 11, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

“Just be vigilant, everyone. Just be prayerful,” Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington said. Read more

Lia Garcia, director of Hispanic Ministry at the Archdiocese of Baltimore, speaks at a panel discussion exploring the impact of U.S. Latinos on the 2024 election hosted by Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Experts ask: What impact will Hispanic Catholics have on the 2024 election?

Oct 10, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

As a record number of Hispanic Americans will be eligible to vote this November, many are asking what impact Latinos... Read more

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024, in New York City.

Did Tim Walz allow abortion for any reason up to birth? Here’s what the law he signed says

Oct 7, 2024

By Daniel Payne

As governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz has signed several far-reaching abortion laws that have significantly expanded abortion in that state. Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance arrives to speak at a Trump-Vance campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024.

JD Vance signals Trump administration will defund Planned Parenthood

Oct 7, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Planned Parenthood took in nearly $700 million in tax-funded government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements in 2023. Read more

Mark Houck and other pro-life activists share the severe suffering they have experienced due to the pro-abortion policies of the Biden-Harris administration at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Panelists at Pray Vote Stand Summit slam government’s pro-abortion agenda

Oct 5, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pennsylvania pro-life advocate Mark Houck joined panelists at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Read more

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in New York City.

Vance, Walz clash over late-term abortion, protections for born-alive infants in debate

Oct 2, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

During the Oct. 1 CBS debate both candidates quarreled over abortion policy and about which presidential ticket has the best... Read more

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Where abortion is on the ballot, Catholic bishops issue calls for action

Sep 30, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

To Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila as well as many other bishops, it is a matter of getting the word out... Read more