The cultlike allegiance to Trump on the part of too many Americans — and Christians — not only threatens democracy, it is a perversion of the Gospel, writes columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Commentary: Whether it's conservative Catholics looking to Mother Teresa and John Paul II, or progressive Catholics invoking Dorothy Day, by finding saintly examples, they fight for their view of a just world.
Distinctly Catholic: Conservative and liberal narratives both start with a reading of American history and then look for religious rationalizations for stances arrived at by other means.
Distinctly Catholic: U.S. bishops should condemn the practice of CatholicVote.org and their crass use of the decision to attend Mass as a source of political information that contradicts our American and our Catholic traditions.
The Democratic Party has hired a new religious outreach director and launched a round of listening sessions with faith leaders in the lead-up to the 2020 election.
Distinctly Catholic: Openly gay, 37 years old, and mayor of a midsized Midwestern city, Buttigieg is this year's Rorschach test candidate: People see what they want to see.
Democratic White House hopefuls — from Elizabeth Warren to Pete Buttigieg — are already talking a lot about God. Turns out both conservatives and progressives have been listening, and they want to hear more.
Full recognition of religious freedom must include recognition of the right of believers to conscientiously object to participating in activities that violate their religious beliefs and values, said the International Theological Commission.
