As a large voting bloc that is “split down the middle,” Catholics have an outsized role in determining this year’s election results. Will they focus on abortion, the economy or some other political issue?

Our readers respond to a Teresa Collett’s essay on the morality of abortion in cases of rape and incest.

The FBI arrested a prominent Catholic pro-life activist in Pennsylvania known for his sidewalk counseling for allegedly assaulting an abortion clinic volunteer.

Those counseling abortion after a rape offer the vain hope that more violence will bring peace to the victim. But no mother needs to become the agent of death for her own child.

Archbishop William Lori, the U.S. bishops' pro-life chairman, stated that Catholics must work together to create a world in which all are welcome, which requires justice and love.

Women need support and resources when that second line shows up on a pregnancy test. Their first thought is not to wonder how their senator, president or prime minister feels about abortion.