Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how to interpret Pope Francis' recent voting guidance for Catholics in the United States.

Iowa City Catholics are divided on who they will vote for in the presidential election after Pope Francis told U.S. Catholics to vote for “the lesser of two evils.” He condemned both presidential ...

given Pope Francis framed the presidential election in those terms last month. “One must choose the lesser of two evils. Who is the lesser of two evils? That lady or that gentleman? I don’t know.

Some Catholic voters are struggling with their decision and may not make up their minds until it’s time to pull the lever—and ...

Deep in the NCR poll is a set of findings that should distress Pope Francis and the Catholic hierarchy more than either candidate’s camp. Citing Francis’s “lesser of two evils” statement ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

In advice last month for Catholic voters in America, Pope Francis said that both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris “are against life, be it the one who kicks out migrants or be it the one who kills ...

U.S. Catholic bishops mostly have tempered their remarks about the presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald ...

Jews, Muslims, Catholics and other faiths may be more fractured than usual in the 2024 election. Here's what the numbers say.

All things considered, neither of the major party candidates merits a Catholic’s vote. Nor is either candidate acceptable as ...

Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at the Laurentino cemetery, on Rome’s southern outskirts. Ahead of the Mass, he stopped for a silent prayer at the graves of children who were never born, an ...