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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

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

“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

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

Former first lady Melania Trump joins Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump on stage at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Melania Trump frustrates pro-life movement with abortion support

Oct 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

“A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if... Read more

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Bishop’s message to women contemplating abortion: ‘Go to any Catholic church’

Oct 3, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Here’s a roundup of the latest developments in the U.S. regarding abortion and pro-life issues. Read more

Local Republicans operate a booth at the New Britain Township Veterans Committee Fall Festival and Car Show in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 21, 2024.

On the ground in Pennsylvania: Catholics are key swing voters in Harris-Trump showdown

Sep 26, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

In this politically divided state, the race’s outcome could come down to a few swing counties where Biden narrowly edged... 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.

Cardinal Dolan: Harris received ‘bad advice’ to skip Catholic charity dinner

Sep 25, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

“It’s a national audience and everybody covers it; now the news is that she’s not there,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said. Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria on Oct. 20, 2016, in New York City.

Harris to skip Catholic charity dinner bucking decades-long tradition

Sep 23, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

This is the first time a presidential candidate has refused an invitation to the dinner since then-Democratic nominee Walter Mondale... Read more

Haitians sit down to eat their meal at a Haitian restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 12, 2024.

Ohio bishops call for compassion amid ‘unfounded gossip’ surrounding Haitian migrants

Sep 20, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The letter comes after former president Donald Trump amplified online rumors about Haitian migrants in Springfield during the Sept. 10... Read more

A man prays at the Candlelight Chapel at the National Shrine to Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on April 2, 2005, the day Pope John Paul II died.

Trump’s planned visit to Pennsylvania Catholic shrine with Polish president is canceled

Sep 19, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The campaign’s scheduled stop at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown has been canceled. The reason... Read more

The Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump and Polish president to visit Catholic shrine in Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Former president Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda will visit a Polish Marian shrine in the suburbs of Philadelphia... Read more

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw holds a photograph of the rifle and other items found near where a suspect was discovered during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

FBI investigating apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Florida

Sep 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Trump was reportedly playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach when shots were fired on... Read more

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Among Catholics, 52% said they were backing former president Donald Trump in the race compared with 47% who said they... Read more

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greet each other as they debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Trump, Harris argue abortion policy and records on immigration and economy in debate

Sep 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

As polls continue to show a tight race nationally and in swing states, the two candidates sought to appeal to... Read more

Jim Gaffigan attends SiriusXM's “Unfrosted” Town Hall at SiriusXM Studios on April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan to host Al Smith dinner; Trump, Harris to attend

Sep 9, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, first held in 1945, is organized to raise money for charitable causes in... Read more

Supporters of the Latinos for Harris-Walz campaign attend a party to watch presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her acceptance speech in Los Angeles on Aug. 22, 2024, the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention.

Harris heavily favored over Trump among Hispanic Catholic voters, EWTN News/RealClear poll finds

Sep 5, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Released on Sept. 5, the EWTN News/RealClear poll takes a deep dive into Catholic religious and political practices across the... Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Harris leads Trump among Catholic voters, per EWTN News/RealClear poll

Sep 5, 2024

By Matthew Bunson

According to the findings, 50% of Catholic voters currently support Kamala Harris for President, while 43% support Donald Trump and... Read more

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign on Sept. 4, 2024, launched the Catholics for Trump coalition, which emphasizes the defense of religious liberty, traditional values, and the sanctity of human life as priorities of the Republican nominee’s agenda.

Trump-Vance campaign launches Catholics for Trump coalition

Sep 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The coalition seeks to show a contrast between Trump and his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, on key issues that... Read more

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. president Donald Trump speaks at Trump Force 47 campaign headquarters on Aug. 26, 2024 in Roseville, Michigan.

Trump says he will vote ‘no’ on Florida pro-abortion amendment

Aug 30, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Trump had earlier suggested he might vote in favor of the controversial amendment. Read more

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Supreme Court will hear case on Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries for minors

Bishop Dominique Rey (left), and Coadjutor Bishop François Touvet of Fréjus-Toulon, France.

French diocese to hold ordinations after two-year halt by Vatican

In an Aug. 2, 2024, interview, Father Marcelo Pérez revealed that a “price” had been put on his life. The priest died Oct. 20, 2024, after being shot by two men after celebrating Mass.

Murdered priest in Mexico remembered as ‘tireless apostle of peace’

The Vatican on Oct. 22, 2024, announced it had accepted the request of Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, OFM, of Bogor, Indonesia (seen here in 2017), to not be made a cardinal at the Dec. 7 consistory as had been previously announced. The bishop’s request “was motivated by his desire to continue growing in priestly life and in service to the Church and the people of God,” the Holy See Press Office said.

Indonesian bishop declines cardinal appointment to ‘grow in priestly life’

Pope Francis meets with other delegates of the Synod on Synodality at a roundtable discussion in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2024.

Live updates: The Synod on Synodality debates the Catholic Church’s future

The Human Exploration Rover Challenge team at St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Diocese of Richmond.

Virginia Catholic school among 2 middle schools in world picked for NASA rover challenge

Father Gustavo Gutierrez Merino, OP, who is regarded as the father of liberation theology.

Gustavo Gutiérrez, ‘father of liberation theology,’ dies at 96

St. John Capistrano and St. Bernardine of Siena. Museum of Fine Arts of Granada. Painting, oil on canvas, by Alonso Cano (1653-1657) for an altarpiece of the disappeared Franciscan convent of San Antonio and San Diego, Granada.

St. John of Capistrano: Franciscan priest and missionary who achieved military victory

The archbishop of Valencia and president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, Jesús González de Zárate, and the apostolic nuncio in Venezuela, Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín.

Church in Venezuela demands release of minors jailed in election protests

Doctors announce the Women’s Health Declaration at a press conference on Oct. 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Pro-life doctors call for dignified ‘life-affirming’ pregnancy care for women, children

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