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A tale of two Catholic candidates – looking at the 2016 vice president picks
Although both major 2016 vice presidential nominees were raised Catholic and still profess to be Christians, their public policy records... Read more
A Phoenix bishop's plea to voters and politicians: no votes for abortion
Catholics should be consistent in public life and need to make protecting innocent life a serious political priority, Bishop Thomas... Read more
How Catholics remembered Justice Scalia at his funeral Mass
At a funeral Mass on Saturday, Catholics recalled the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a man of deep... Read more
Mario Cuomo, 1932-2015: His Controversial Legacy
Mario Cuomo, the three-time governor of New York who sought to justify Catholic lawmakers’ tolerance of abortion rights, died on... Read more
New US Congress reflects the Catholic swing vote
The overwhelming majority of federal lawmakers in the U.S. are Christian, according to a new report, which also found that... Read more
Catholics remember sorrow of JFK assassination
The 50th anniversary of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has prompted many Catholics to remember the first Catholic president’s... Read more
Catholic groups slam Pelosi's claim that abortion is 'sacred ground'
Prominent Catholics and members of the pro-life movement denounced statements by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi that as a Catholic,... Read more
Pope says Christians politicians must be prophetic voices for dignity
Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging Christian politicians to be prophetic voices in promoting the dignity of every human being. Read more
Former spy's Congress bid fueled by her Catholic faith
Leah Campos Schandlbauer, a Catholic mother of four, hopes to represent Arizona in the U.S. Congress, after serving the country... Read more
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