Heidi Schlumpf

Many Catholic organizations have ramped up spending on campaigns against abortion-rights measures this election, with at least $1.9 million in donations so far, according to a joint investigation by NCR and Mother Jones.

Catholic voters must negotiate a balance between what the church teaches and how their other values contribute to their voting decisions. Nowhere is that more evident than around the issue of legalized abortion.

In a speech to the ecumenical Kentucky Council of Churches, Catholic Bishop John Stowe of Lexington urged pastors to speak out against Christian nationalism and fight it with love.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel and David talk about the role of U.S. Catholic voters, and look at the concluding weeks of the synod, including an interview with Loyola Chicago's Michael Canaris, just back from Rome.

In the first poll focused exclusively on Catholics in swing states, NCR found that voters saw the economy as the most important issue and, somewhat surprisingly, supported their candidate, Trump or Harris, for reasons that contradicted church teaching on immigration or abortion.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel and David talk about the hurricanes devastating the southeastern U.S.; Daniel discusses his recent announcement; and Heidi interviews Massimo Faggioli about the meeting of the synod in Rome.

Harris' campaign has used identity-based groups to raise money and enthusiasm in a way no other candidate has, and that has included Catholic outreach. Here are some notable Catholic-connected groups supporting her.

The candidate who called himself the "best [president] in the history of the Catholic Church" during the 2020 campaign once again has the support of several Catholic-associated groups. Here are some of the most notable.

The church can hear the stories of women who have chosen to follow their call to the priesthood through ordination, thanks to the new book Women Called to Catholic Priesthood: From Ecclesial Challenge to Spiritual Renewal.

Listen: Heidi, Daniel, and David talk about the rising calumny among Catholic candidates and elected officials, and examine changing demographics in Gen Z. Heidi interviews Jeanné Lewis, CEO of Faith in Public Life.

As a Sept. 18 virtual call highlighted overlap between Catholic values and the policies promoted by Vice President Kamala Harris and VP nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, nearly every speaker mentioned Pope Francis.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David explore the possibilities of women in the diaconate and look at the Season of Creation in light of environmental destruction. Also, Heidi interviews ethicist Emily Reimer-Barry.

The Catholic Church must bear witness to its values in the political square, with more focus on its social justice teaching and not only abortion, according to Catholic voters who gathered online to discuss the U.S. presidential election.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about summer politics.

Analysis: There was religious rhetoric at the Democratic convention, but the language of values took center stage. Once the vocabulary of conservative culture warriors, moral language is now the lingua franca of liberals and progressives.

During an Aug. 21 panel sponsored by Catholics Vote Common Good, Catholics at the Democratic National Convention discussed both the party's pro-choice platform and the values that prompt them to vote Democratic.

Amid concern about violence at protests during the Democratic National Convention, peace motivated people of faith who joined thousands of other protesters at the "March on the DNC" on the opening day of the convention.

The Harris/Walz ticket has energized young voters across the country, including young Catholics. They say a candidate's overall values and character are more important than any single issue or their religious faith.

After a grueling vice presidential race in 2016, the Catholic lawmaker completed a three-year hiking, cycling and canoeing "triathlon." He shares some reflections on politics, the environment and faith with EarthBeat.

With Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race, abortion and immigration could become pivotal issues. But not all Republicans are happy with the GOP's positions and rhetoric, NCR's Heidi Schlumpf reports.