John Carr
Catholics should vote for Biden, says former bishops’ conference official
By Thomas Reese — September 17, 2020
(RNS) — Carr also reports that divisions among the bishops in 2019 kept them from updating their voter guide to reflect current issues and the teachings of Pope Francis.
Obama: Defeating poverty takes money and ‘transformative power’ of faith groups
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare appearance in a panel discussion, the president talked public policy with progressive and conservative voices before an audience of Catholic and evangelical leaders.
Robert Putnam fights America’s ‘opportunity gap’ with religious fervor
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Robert Putnam wants to convert every reader on the sawdust trail to civic salvation. And he's not taking no for an answer.
Is the Catholic hierarchy moving toward the GOP?
By David Gibson — September 18, 2012
(RNS) A series of recent developments are renewing concerns that the Catholic bishops are tilting toward the Republican Party, with much of the attention focusing on comments by a leading prelate, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, who said he “certainly can’t vote for somebody who’s either pro-choice or pro-abortion.” By David Gibson.
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