By the time of their online Zoom caucus Aug. 17, organizers of Democrats for Life knew their effort to modify the party platform language on abortion was a nonstarter. They went ahead, anyway, with most speakers focusing on the party marginalizing pro-life
CLEVELAND (CNS) -- Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York confirmed he has accepted an invitation from the Republican National Committee to offer a prayer at the party's nominating convention.
The convention opens Aug. 24 with limited attendance by delegates and party officials
Over the next two weeks, the two major political parties in the United States will present their competing visions for America in national conventions that will largely be held virtually because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. And with the Democratic National Convention
Monsignor Owen Campion looks at the religious affiliation of the nominees for president and vice president and their position on issues across the board and wonders: Do their churches matter? He writes: “Their views and past experiences are quite different, but taken
In a new essay, contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that Joe Biden’s selection of California senator Kamala Harris will likely put the issue of abortion near front and center of the upcoming election. With Harris on the ticket, now both Democratic hopefuls
Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, as his vice presidential running mate elicited broad smiles from key black Catholics. Others, though, started criticizing her record nearly as soon as the pick was publicized Aug. 11. "This is headline news. It's
A year before the 2020 election, the U.S. bishops have launched their own campaign: Civilize It: Dignity Beyond the Debate, in which it is asking Catholics “to pledge civility, clarity, and compassion in their families, communities, and parishes, and [to] call on