Washington, D.C. Beat

Voters in Idaho rejected a ballot measure that would have established abortion as a state right, but voters in Nevada and Virginia approved similar measures.

Democrats won control of Congress in a landslide midterm election, with major ramifications for the final years of the Trump administration and its policies.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 3 in a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over its universal preschool program.

The scholarship tax credit provision, effective Jan. 1, could eventually lead to increased contributions to Catholic nonprofits that grant K-12 scholarships.

As the nation heads to the midterm elections Nov. 3, Catholics are working to ensure peace at the polls and help the faithful exercise their right to vote.

In casting his ballot, Pope Leo became not only the first pope to vote in a U.S. election, but also provided what some observers called a timely moral witness.

More than 1 in 6 Catholics are either vulnerable to deportation themselves or could see a family member deported, barring law or policy changes.

Pope Leo XIV sent a special message of support to a virtual summit hosted by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, also known as CLINIC, Oct. 29.

The report filtered focus-group participants for those who identified as Catholics and said they were undecided in the upcoming elections.

“Please know that my intention was never to cause confusion, anger, or disappointment among the people entrusted to my care,” Archbishop Grob said.