Elections

The BNP-led alliance secured 212 of the 300 parliamentary seats, while a right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance won 77 seats in the Feb. 12 elections.

Bishop Bätzing said it was “a great honor and joy” to serve the German bishops’ conference as its president “in truly demanding times.”

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 …