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October 2015

October 22, 2015

Trump: I’d close down some mosques, “I think that’s great”

This is what we have come to. From The Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Donald...

September 2015

September 26, 2015

Trump arrives at Iowa event with a Bible and a photo of his confirmation

From AP: Donald Trump recently showed up at a gathering of Iowa conservative Christian voters...

September 21, 2015

Biden on Francis: “He’s the embodiment of Catholic social doctrine that I was raised with”

The Vice President sat down for a lengthy interview with the editor of America magazine:...

September 17, 2015

White House guest list to meet the pope: “A stunning show of political indecorum”—UPDATED

It's a guest list that is, in a word, interesting. Thomas Williams calls it "a...

September 16, 2015

Trump names his favorite Bible verse, but there’s just one little problem…

From The Washington Post: Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump was first asked to name his favorite...

September 16, 2015

Pope Francis will be speaking to “the most Catholic Congress ever”

Some interesting observations from Roll Call: It will be the most Catholic Congress ever that...

September 13, 2015

Hillary Clinton speaks at Methodist church about her faith

From The Washington Post: Speaking from a Methodist pulpit on Sunday morning, Hillary Clinton explained her political...

September 11, 2015

Biden discusses his faith and his future with Colbert—UPDATED WITH VIDEO

View image | gettyimages.com From The New York Times: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,...

September 07, 2015

Obama invites gay Catholic to White House for pope’s visit

From The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Marquette University grad's poignant note to President Barack Obama...

September 02, 2015

Chaput slams Trump’s “belligerent bombast” on immigration

The Archbishop of Philadelphia delivered these remarks last night: Immigration can be a tough issue. At least...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

The Anti-Trump

It occurred to me the other day that these men represent two sides of the...

August 20, 2015

Trump: “I’m going to have to scare the Pope…

He offered some wisdom to CNN yesterday: Donald Trump has revealed he would warn the...

August 19, 2015

“You worship idols”: haters slam Texas governor over Facebook post about the Virgin Mary

Further proof that anti-Catholicism is alive and well: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) got a...

August 08, 2015

Is John Kasich the GOP’s Pope Francis?

Time magazine thinks so: At times during the first GOP debate on Thursday night, it...

August 04, 2015

Chris Christie: “I’ve used birth control”

From Philly.com, the governor of New Jersey seems intent on giving Donald Trump a run...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

“Rethinking the script on abortion”

The New York Times takes notice: Rick Perry’s voice softens when he talks about the...

June 2015

June 22, 2015

Gallup reports 93% of Americans would vote for a Catholic, 58% for an atheist

View image | gettyimages.com Socialists, however, don't fare as well. Details, from Politoco: Americans say...

June 20, 2015

Jeb to Evangelicals: “The blessed sacraments give me great comfort”

From The Daily Beast: Evangelicals aren’t typically the target audience for Roman Catholic theology talk. Low-church Protestants...

June 09, 2015

President Obama: “Every human being, made in the image of God, deserves to live in dignity”

View image | gettyimages.com From the transcript of his remarks today to the Catholic Health Association: ...

June 03, 2015

Are most Catholic priests Republican?

View image | gettyimages.com That would seen to be the main conclusion of this intriguing...

May 2015

May 11, 2015

Meet the gay Republican former seminarian running for mayor

This sentence has to win the prize for Best Lede of the Day: Salvatore "Sal" Circosta...

May 06, 2015

Santorum to announce campaign plans on May 27

Can there be any doubt he's in? You don't announce an announcement on FoxNews—to take...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

Martin O’Malley on being Catholic and supporting gay marriage

The possible Democratic candidate made his remarks in an interview with The Des Moines Register....

March 17, 2015

A glimpse at Jeb Bush’s Catholic faith

From The New York Times: Like his brother George W. Bush, who established the White House office...

March 15, 2015

“Why are white Catholics abandoning the Democratic Party?”

Patricia Miller tries to answer that question in Salon: It’s one of the central contradictions...

March 07, 2015

When words kill: John Danforth’s eulogy for a candidate who committed suicide

Attention must be paid: Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, one of the elders of Missouri’s...

February 2015

February 16, 2015

Obamacare’s bulletin announcements: “The body is a temple and it must be insured”—UPDATED

From The Weekly Standard: In an effort to sign up as many consumers as possible...

February 06, 2015

Supporter: Rick Perry believes he is “touched by God”

From The Daily Mail: Rick Perry delivered a scathing indictment of Barack Obama on Thursday...

February 05, 2015

Confirmed: Pope will address joint session of U.S. Congress

This is unprecedented. From the Archdiocese of Washington: It is a great honor and tremendous joy...

February 01, 2015

Why he’s no longer pro-life: the “misadventures of Tim Ryan”

The once pro-life congressman switched sides last week—and now here's some reaction and analysis from...