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One Saturday a month, we scour a tiny piece of the New Mexico desert bordering El Paso to the east and Mexico farther to the south. In the last three …

This will be the third election in which a few thousand votes in a few states will determine which of two wildly different governing approaches will be given power to …

Francis, the comic strip: Brother Leo, Gabby and Francis discuss the importance of a free and fair election. 

National Catholic Reporter is covering the 2024 U.S. election live coast to coast. Here, you can find regular updates from NCR staff, including Heidi Schlumpf in Wisconsin and Brian Fraga …

WASHINGTON – “The Catholic Church teaches that religious freedom is a basic human right, which has even been called the ‘synthesis and summit of all other fundamental rights,’” said Bishop …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on divided Christians to overcome their doctrinal differences and walk together in love, expressing hope especially for greater unity between the Orthodox and …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election …

Pope Francis has decided that some controversial issues raised at the first assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be examined by study groups that will work beyond …

As India prepares to elect a new federal government, its Catholic bishops have urged citizens “to vote wisely” to help the country remain a secular and democratic republic. 

null / Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock Toronto, Canada, Feb 9, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). The Canadian government has paused implementing medical assistance in dying (MAID). But the pause does not mean …