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Pew data profiles demographics, beliefs, and practices of U.S. Catholics
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2025 / 18:32 pm Nearly 20% of adults in the United States — approximately 50 million people — call themselves Catholic, but the American Catholic population is diverse in its beliefs, its adherence to Church teaching, and its religious practices as well as …
Trump picks CatholicVote president Brian Burch as ambassador to Vatican
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2024 / 15:05 pm President-elect Donald Trump selected CatholicVote president and co-founder Brian Burch to serve as the United States ambassador to the Holy See, he announced on Truth Social Friday afternoon. “Brian is a devout Catholic, a father of nine, and president of CatholicVote,” …
Latin Mass held in Capitol on anniversary of FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics
By Joe Bukuras, Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 23, 2024 / 19:25 pm One year after the FBI’s Richmond office sent out a memorandum outlining an investigation into traditionalist Catholics, a Latin Mass was held in the U.S. Capitol with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and two other Republican …
Election Day 2022: Here’s what we know about Catholic voters
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 8, 2022 / 10:00 am Catholics are heading to the polls Tuesday along with the rest of the electorate to decide who will fill all 435 U.S. House seats and 34 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats. National polls show close races for …
Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in five states. What should Catholics think?
by Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Oct 11, 2022 / 10:05 am On Nov. 8 voters in five states — Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota — will decide on whether to legalize recreational marijuana use. Catholic bishops in several of those states have urged voters to reject ballot measures that would legalize marijuana, citing …
CatholicVote to hold St. Michael novena in defense of churches, pregnancy centers
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 10, 2022 / 03:30 am CatholicVote is inviting Christians nationwide to pray a novena asking for St. Michael’s intercession amid the growing number of attacks targeting churches and pro-life pregnancy centers in the United States. “As Catholics, before we go to the polls, …
Rash of attacks on Catholic churches prompts $1 million ad campaign from Catholic Vote
by Kelsey Wicks Denver Newsroom, Aug 19, 2022 / 19:14 pm Catholic Vote has launched a $1 million dollar ad campaign against Catholic President Joe Biden in response to the Department of Justice’s inaction in the face of violent attacks against pro-life organizations and Catholic churches after the leaked draft …
Poll: Regular Mass attendees say politicians who oppose Church teaching on grave matters ‘create confusion’
by Kate Scanlon Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 15, 2021 / 06:05 am A poll by a Catholic advocacy group released on Tuesday found that, among Catholics who attend Mass regularly, the vast majority say that Catholic politicians who take policy positions contrary to Church teaching “create confusion” among the faithful. …
Where Catholic likely voters stand on issues, candidates, ahead of presidential election
CNA Staff, Oct 19, 2020 / 04:20 pm MT (CNA).- A poll released this week has found that Catholics from both major political parties said they want candidates to support religious freedom and oppose taxpayer funding of abortion, while they identified the economy and the coronavirus pandemic as major concerns …
A CLOSER LOOK: THE MORALITY OF VOTING FOR “NONE OF THE ABOVE”
This October the Church celebrates Respect Life Month on the brink of a presidential election that presents a difficult choice for conscientious Catholics. The Church does not endorse political candidates, nor does she suggest which candidate better exemplifies a commitment to life issues. But the Church does provide clear teaching, …
