Voting Catholic: resources for "Faithful Citizenship"
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What does being a 'faithful citizen' really mean?
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Four years later, Vatican takes a different approach toward ObamaVATICAN CITY — The day after Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, hailed his election as a "choice that unites," exemplifying America's ability to "overcome fractures and divisions that until only recently...
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Catholic vote results show need for teaching the faithWASHINGTON D.C. — Divisions in the Catholic vote for president show the continued importance of "educating Catholics about our own faith," said analyst Joshua Mercer, co-founder of CatholicVote.org. "If something's really important, you don't just...
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Church workers say Latin America important to U.S. foreign policyMEXICO CITY — The third presidential debate promised a foreign policy focus, but after participants paid scant attention to Latin America, church workers there spoke of the region's importance to U.S. foreign policy. "U.S foreign policy has a lot to...
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Archbishop Chaput: Catholic teaching trumps party loyalty on abortionVATICAN CITY — Church teaching against abortion "requires absolute adherence" on the part of Catholic voters, who must "stand united" in opposition to the practice regardless of party affiliation, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. "(Abortion)...
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Romney reaffirms pro-life commitment after controversyWASHINGTON D.C. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reiterated his pro-life views after he made a statement in an interview that sparked concern about his dedication to protecting the unborn. "I think I've said time and again that I'm a...
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Both candidates back access to birth control, but differ on how to provide it
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney backed women's access to contraceptives during the Oct. 16 town hall debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead. But the two presidential nominees differed on how... -
Paul Ryan video for Catholic voters stresses religious freedomWASHINGTON D.C. —Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan has made a special video message for Catholic voters pledging that religious liberty protections will be a "cornerstone" of a Romney-Ryan administration. "We need a president who...
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Voters say battered US economy, candidates' solutions are a top concernWASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation's economy, which has been put through the wringer, is on center stage for the November elections as voters look to what the two major presidential candidates are saying about the situation and what their response is for...
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Presidential candidates on opposite sides of the abortion issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the differences on abortion between President Barack Obama and his Republican presidential opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, were clear. Speeches in prime time... -
'Catholic vote' no longer a bloc, but it does reflect general trendsWASHINGTON, D.C. — Columnist E.J. Dionne is fond of saying, "there's no such thing as 'the Catholic vote' and it's going to decide the election." What Dionne's seeming non sequitur hints at is that the Catholic vote is no longer the solid voting bloc...
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