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U.S. Catholics' post-election to-do list: work for unity, healing

November 11, 2016

WASHINGTON – All the distrust, vitriol and rancor stirred up during the 2016 presidential election campaign did not go away when votes were tallied.

Pope Francis reminds Donald Trump not to forget the poor

November 11, 2016

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has urged Donald Trump not to forget the poor and marginalized in his first comments on the President-elect to be published after the brash Republican’s stunning election win.

Cardinal Raymond Burke: Trump will defend human life from conception

November 10, 2016

ROME – President-elect Donald Trump will uphold Christian values, a prominent U.S. cardinal has said.

Mexican congressional committee votes against same-sex marriage plan

November 10, 2016

MEXICO CITY – A congressional committee has voted against proceeding with a presidential proposal to legalize same-sex marriages throughout Mexico, reflecting a reticence among lawmakers to proceed on an issue against which Catholic and evangelical congregations have lobbied.

White evangelicals, Catholics and Mormons carried Trump

November 10, 2016

A strong white evangelical, white Catholic and Mormon vote for Donald Trump belied the condemnation many religious leaders had leveled at the tycoon and paved the way for a stunning upset after a long and polarizing campaign.

Israeli religious leaders visit Auschwitz, condemn hate speech

November 10, 2016

JERUSALEM – Following a joint visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland, Israeli religious leaders urged world leaders to act with "unwavering resoluteness" against the anti-Semitism and hatred toward others becoming more prevalent in today's society.

What was the breakdown of the Catholic vote Tuesday?

November 10, 2016

WASHINGTON – Catholics voted once again for the winning presidential candidate in Tuesday’s election, as they have done in recent elections.

Time to put aside anger and work with Trump, say Catholic agencies

November 9, 2016

WASHINGTON – It's time to move beyond the polarizing presidential campaign so that the basic needs of the unemployed, the world's poor and the unborn can be addressed, said Catholics who consistently work with Congress and the White House.

U.S. Voters reject nearly all ballot measures on issues of Catholic concern

November 9, 2016

WASHINGTON – In this year's election, voters went against nearly all of the ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders and advocates, except the referendums on minimum wage increases and gun control measures.

Bishops ready to work with Trump

November 9, 2016

WASHINGTON – Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump's upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election.