Elections

Catholic voters shifted toward Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections after supporting President Donald Trump by a wide margin just two years earlier, initial exit polls show. 

Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a bipartisan group of more than 90 U.S. lawmakers urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to invite Pope Leo XIV to address Congress, saying …

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

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.

There may be a layer to our loneliness that we need to confront: our growing inability to remain in relationship with people who disappoint us, disagree with us or hurt …

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, USCCB president, and Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, nuncio to the U.S., will open the public sessions with remarks.

Ahead of the midterms, analysts said polling data shows Catholic voters reflect broader trends, but some unique factors may contribute to their voting behavior.

Catholic voters have soured on President Donald Trump since he returned to the White House last year, a new Pew Research Center survey found.

Each bishop elected will serve for one year as the chairman-elect of the respective committee before beginning a three-year term in fall 2027.

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, is urging the faithful to pray, fast and vote “no” on enshrining abortion and same-sex marriage in that state.