WASHINGTON — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has confirmed that the Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates for public office in any elections, despite a tax code change that has opened the door for houses of worship to make such endorsements. On July 7, the Internal Revenue Service signed a court agreement […]
The elections are over, and now the hard work begins! Voting with an informed conscience is an important first step in exercising Catholic political responsibility. However, the more demanding task before us is to continually insist that elected officials make it their priority to protect the lives, and promote the dignity of the poor and […]
KENMORE — News of the upcoming election is all around us and even some of the youngest citizens are realizing it. To try to give context for this important event, St. John the Baptist’s fourth grade teacher, Sharon Domin, invited a parent of a student in her class to come in and teach her students […]
During his flight from Singapore to Rome, after his whirlwind pastoral visit to countries in Asia and Oceania, Pope Francis was asked by a CBS News journalist what advice he would give to Catholic voters in the upcoming U.S. presidential election when “faced with a candidate who supports ending a pregnancy and another who wants […]
WASHINGTON —Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement in response to today’s violence in the United States Capitol: “I join people of good will in condemning the violence today at the United States Capitol. This is not who we are as Americans. […]
Later this month, both major political parties will be having their nominating “conventions.” Although they will be a vastly different kind of convention because of Covid-19 accommodations, these conventions will signal the beginning of election season in earnest. And with election season, you can be sure that the rhetoric, discussions, arguments and downright nastiness will […]
