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Politics & SocietyExplainer
The Editors
Nov. 3 is just days away, and we have one last chance to take stock of the “Catholic case” for each of the two major candidates.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Bill McCormick, S.J.
The Catholic case for Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden touches his face as he speaks to members of the clergy and community leaders at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del., on June 1. Democrats are betting on Biden’s evident comfort with faith as a powerful point of contrast in his battle against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Politics & SocietyColumns
Thomas J. Reese
American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road.
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
What would a Biden/Harris presidential win mean for abortion politics in the United States?
FaithNews Analysis
Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service
Joe Biden’s faith is more likely to be influenced by the quiet counsel of women in habits or one’s own conscience than the edicts of men in miters.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Michael J. O’Loughlin
In recent years, Catholic voters, a once-reliable Democratic constituency, have been up for grabs.