By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 13, 2024 / 11:42 am Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election last week was met with concern from Catholic leaders, some of whom cited his “extreme” views that they say put him at odds with Catholic …

By Kate Quiñones, Ken Oliver-Méndez CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 06:00 am Two recently launched advertising campaigns illustrate part of the epic clash between the culture of life and the culture of death taking place in this year’s U.S. elections. Students for Life of America (SFLA), a group that trains and …

For political leaders We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.

by Jonathan Liedl, Matt McDonald National Catholic Register, Jul 26, 2024 / 16:45 pm Kamala Harris is the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for president, bringing with her a long track record of promoting abortion and curtailing religious liberties. But where do her potential vice presidential picks stand on these critical issues? The dearth of …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jul 21, 2024 / 14:15 pm President Joe Biden on Sunday said he would not seek reelection, conceding to growing calls in his party to bow out of the race after a highly criticized debate against GOP nominee Donald Trump in June. “It has been the greatest …

By Ken Oliver-Méndez Milwaukee, Wis., Jul 18, 2024 / 09:15 am Acknowledgement of the supernatural is off the charts at this year’s Republican National Convention in the wake of former U.S. president Donald Trump’s harrowingly narrow escape from an assassination attempt. Invoking the presence and blessing of the Author of Life, …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 11, 2024 / 07:00 am Top conservatives at a “Beyond Dobbs” panel discussion at the 2024 National Conservatism Conference expressed anger over the Republican Party’s softening of its pro-life stance ahead of this November’s election, with one calling the GOP’s new platform the “worst …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 8, 2024 / 16:50 pm The 2024 Republican National Convention’s platform committee voted on Monday to adopt new language regarding abortion, removing a “right to life” plank and a call for a national law protecting unborn life from the party platform. The platform is …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Jun 10, 2024 / 18:15 pm A new study examining some of the most contentious issues being considered by the electorate ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has found that voters remain highly divided on hot-button issues such as …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 13, 2024 / 15:31 pm Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is walking back his recent statement of support for “full-term abortion” on demand and conceding to some restrictions on abortion once a fetus reaches viability, which occurs around 23 to 24 weeks of pregnancy. …