Elections

Machado conveyed to the pope “the strength of the Venezuelan people, who remain firm and in prayer for Venezuela’s freedom.”

The Supreme Court on Dec. 5 said it would take up a case regarding the Trump administration’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump and Republicans grappled with election losses Nov. 4 as the federal government shutdown became the longest in history. 

Voters in the contests in Virginia and New Jersey who said the economy was their first concern chose the Democratic gubernatorial candidates.

While “off-year elections have been a barometer of current sentiment,” they are not “a predictor of the next national elections.”

The USCCB said Oct. 22 that the public session will feature “discussion and response to the evolving situation impacting migrants and refugees.”

The president and vice president are elected to three-year terms, which begin at the conclusion of this year’s plenary assembly.

Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around — I am particularly …

REYNOSA, Mexico (OSV News) — Reynaldo Ceron received an unexpected surprise on Nov. 6, the day after the U.S. election. The migrant from El Salvador, who confessed experiencing preelection “anxiety,” …

BALTIMORE (OSV News) — On the first day of the public session of the U.S. bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, the importance of the church’s mission in light of …