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In the current issue, we reported on the Catholic reaction to Sen. Barack Obama’s win in the presidential election. We were on hand at McCain’s election night rally here in Phoenix and also interviewed other Catholic leaders in the community. Our Sunday Visitor also published a Catholic take on the  national election in this week’s [...]

The Washington Post published an op-ed piece today about Catholics voting for Barack Obama, despite his stance on abortion.  “It has become commonplace in American politics: Certain Roman Catholic bishops declare that the faithful should cast their ballots on the basis of a limited number of ‘nonnegotiable issues,’ notably opposition to abortion. Conservative Catholics cheer, [...]

U.S. Catholic magazine recently published an seven-question interview with presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, asking them to explain their positions on issues from the dignity of human life to the war on terror. The national magazine, which queried the candidates on “Catholic issues,” kicked off the interview with the culture of life. “I [...]

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would like to discuss a variety of election issues with Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama to meet before the Nov. 4 election, The Wall Street Journal reported today. “This isn’t born of any concern or worry or problem,” Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., chairman of the [...]

This weekend presidential hopeful Barack Obama announced that Delaware Sen. Joe Biden will be his running mate.  The fact that Biden is a Catholic makes this even bigger news for the Church. That he supports keeping abortion legal will have people once again discussing the responsibility of a Catholic politician. Catholic News Service published a [...]