Fifty percent of Catholics said they voted for Democratic candidates, and 49 percent said they voted for Republicans. This could represent a significant swing to the left since the last presidential election.
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Pope Leo warns economic inequality threatens peace, urges politicians to serve common good
The threat to world peace stems from economic imbalances linked to development that is “neither equitable nor respectful of creation,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
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On Election night, the religious left is back
Democratic victories in the midterms marked a striking moment for the religious left, which has long struggled to match the influence and visibility of conservative Christians.
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Vatican: Pope Leo ‘enthusiastic’ and ‘clinically fit’ for whirlwind Latin America homecoming
Matteo Bruni, Holy See Press Office director, said “about 36 speeches” of the pope will be delivered during the journey.
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Pew: Religion ‘stable’ in US, with ‘mixed signals’ from young adults
Following “a prolonged decline” in religion in the U.S., “steady percentages” of the nation’s adults have said they identify with, value and, in some form, practice religion.
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Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. But Prevost has other ideas.
The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday at the 11,000-seat Palazzo dello Sport, about a half-hour drive from the Vatican.
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Why these Christians are serving as poll chaplains for the 2026 midterms
Faith leaders across the country will serve as peacekeepers in the upcoming midterm elections.
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Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, dead at 96, remembered for her faith, defense of human dignity
Huerta died Oct. 28 at age 96, following a decades-long career of advocacy for farmworkers, migrants, the economically marginalized and women.
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The Vatican Museums celebrate almost a century of popemobiles with new exhibit
From silk brocade to electric motors, a new Vatican exhibit traces nearly a century of Mercedes-Benz papal cars and the changing ways popes meet the world.
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Cardinal Tobin of Newark, NJ, to undergo surgery for mass on his kidney
“Testing to date indicates that the mass appears confined to the kidney, and his doctors are optimistic about his outlook,” the archdiocese said Oct. 28.