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November 2019

November 20, 2019

A pro-life Catholic Democrat?! Meet John Bel Edwards

"Everything that I experienced growing up as a Catholic just pushed me towards service.” John...

November 08, 2019

Eye on Iowa: Biden woos Catholics who elected Trump

“I’ll tell you what a priest told me today: Dubuque would not have refused him...

November 03, 2019

An Obama supporter remembers: ‘The Day I Was Denied Communion’

It happened in 2008. It got some attention at the time but has been largely...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Biden denied Communion at South Carolina church

This is no small thing. (h/t Fr. Matthew Schneider!) It's not uncommon for prominent politicians...

October 10, 2019

Donald Trump’s Catholic lawyer

His White House counsel Pat Cipollone is getting a lot of ink these days —...

September 2019

September 13, 2019

Where was religion in Thursday’s debate?

Good question. The Deseret News takes a look: “There are Christians who would like to...

August 2019

August 26, 2019

Pro-life, pro-family: Congressman resigns to help care for child with ‘complications’

From Politico: Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) will resign from Congress at the end of September,...

July 2019

July 21, 2019

Steve Bannon: ‘If your phone’s ever been in a Catholic church, they got this data…’

This seems to have slipped under the radar: a report from Friday with some interesting...

May 2019

May 19, 2019

President Trump: ‘I’m Strongly Pro-life, With Three Exceptions…’

Details: President Trump urged Republicans to stay "UNITED" on abortion in a series of tweets...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

And Now, News About the OTHER Notre Dame

This was announced yesterday: Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has joined the faculty of the University of...

April 15, 2019

Clarence Thomas on Religious Tests for Judges and His Return to the Catholic Church

From The Daily Caller: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told a friendly audience in California...

April 03, 2019

Beck Interviews Buttigieg About His Faith and Catholic Roots

While I knew he is a practicing Episcopalian, I wasn't aware that Pete Buttigieg was...

April 01, 2019

Report: Trump ‘Saving’ a Seat on SCOTUS for Catholic Judge Amy Barrett

From Axios: As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy,...

March 2019

March 30, 2019

Trump Administration Awards $1.7 Million Grant to Anti-Abortion Clinics

Details: The Trump administration announced Friday it would award a $1.7 million family planning grant...

March 27, 2019

WATCH: The Invocation That Sparked a Protest

This happened in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=RLVrgWygwQo It didn't go over well with some...

March 17, 2019

Look Who Went to Church Today: Donald Trump

You can watch video of the arrival and departure above. From the AP: President...

March 14, 2019

TBT: That time Beto O’Rourke Berated a Catholic Priest

With the former congressman now in the 2020 race, here's an interesting ThrowBack Thursday clip...

March 11, 2019

Senator Who Backed Abortion Law Disinvited from Irish Parade

Details: Controversy over a New York abortion bill resulted in a rebuke for a state...

March 05, 2019

What Makes a Politician ‘Catholic’?

The pope has some ideas: What makes a politician “Catholic” is not party affiliation, but...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Catholic Bishops ‘Dismayed and Outraged’ at Senator Tim Kaine’s Vote on ‘Born Alive’ Bill

The Catholic senator — who ran for vice president three years ago — came under...

February 15, 2019

Julián Castro Launches Candidacy Emphasizing Our Lady of Guadalupe

RNS noticed something others may have missed: As Julián Castro officially launched his candidacy for...

February 04, 2019

Revealed: Source Who Gave Tip on Northam Did it Because of His Abortion Comments

From The Washington Post: The reporter who exposed the racist photo on Gov. Ralph Northam’s...

February 01, 2019

Bishop of Albany on Cuomo: ‘We are taking attention away from what really is the problem’

Bishop Ed Scharfenberger, who himself holds a license in canon law, offers some thoughts on...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

On Cuomo: ‘The governor is taunting the Catholic community and would wear excommunication as a badge of honor’

From my bishop, Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: Recently, some in the Catholic community have called...

January 30, 2019

So help me God, this is a bad idea

From The Hill: The House Committee on Natural Resources is reportedly seeking to have the...

January 23, 2019

‘Why hasn’t Governor Cuomo been excommunicated?’ — UPDATED

That question has been a recurring refrain over the last several days—and grew louder after...

January 21, 2019

Cardinal O’Malley: ‘End the suffering of our citizenry’

Boston's Cardinal Seán O'Malley took the unusual step of issuing a statement Friday on the...

January 19, 2019

‘Do not build this Death Star’: Albany’s bishop writes to one of his flock, Governor Andrew Cuomo

A letter from Bishop Edward Scharfenberger to the governor of New York: Dear Governor Cuomo,...

January 17, 2019

‘Unconstitutional’: Senate says that K of C membership should not disqualify someone from public office

Details: The Senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be "unconstitutional" to consider membership...

January 15, 2019

New governor swears on a stack of Bibles. Really.

Behold, Governor Mike DeWine (who just happens to be Catholic): Read the story behind all...