2024 Election

The 2024 United States presidential election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Voters will elect a president and vice president for a four-year term. This is the latest coverage from Catholic News Agency and EWTN News.

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Voting booths on Election Day.

Pro-life groups adjust tactics in challenging electoral panorama

Sep 16, 2024

By Martin Barillas

Pro-life groups across the political spectrum are adjusting tactics and expanding collaborative efforts.  Read more

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Pew poll shows slim majority of U.S. Catholics voting for Trump in November

Sep 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Among Catholics, 52% said they were backing former president Donald Trump in the race compared with 47% who said they... Read more

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greet each other as they debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Trump, Harris argue abortion policy and records on immigration and economy in debate

Sep 11, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

As polls continue to show a tight race nationally and in swing states, the two candidates sought to appeal to... Read more

Pro-life protestors hold signs outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10, 2024 advocating against Amendment 3, which would dramatically expand abortion access in Missouri if passed in November.

Missouri Supreme Court keeps pro-abortion amendment on November ballot

Sep 10, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to expand abortion in the state will remain... Read more

The Missouri Supreme Court building in Jefferson City.

Missouri abortion ballot measure could be thrown out following court ruling

Sep 9, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Missouri’s proposed Amendment 3 would mandate that the government “shall not deny or infringe upon a person’s fundamental right to... Read more

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EWTN News/RealClear poll takes pulse of spiritual health of U.S. Catholics 

Sep 5, 2024

By Matthew Bunson, Daniel Payne

The findings of a new EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research survey shed light on the spiritual health of adult Catholic U.S.... Read more

Supporters of the Latinos for Harris-Walz campaign attend a party to watch presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her acceptance speech in Los Angeles on Aug. 22, 2024, the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention.

Harris heavily favored over Trump among Hispanic Catholic voters, EWTN News/RealClear poll finds

Sep 5, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Released on Sept. 5, the EWTN News/RealClear poll takes a deep dive into Catholic religious and political practices across the... Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Harris leads Trump among Catholic voters, per EWTN News/RealClear poll

Sep 5, 2024

By Matthew Bunson

According to the findings, 50% of Catholic voters currently support Kamala Harris for President, while 43% support Donald Trump and... Read more

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign on Sept. 4, 2024, launched the Catholics for Trump coalition, which emphasizes the defense of religious liberty, traditional values, and the sanctity of human life as priorities of the Republican nominee’s agenda.

Trump-Vance campaign launches Catholics for Trump coalition

Sep 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The coalition seeks to show a contrast between Trump and his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, on key issues that... Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris is embraced by President Joe Biden, who described her as having "the moral compass of a saint" during a campaign event in Pittsburgh on Sept. 2, 2024.

Biden’s claim that Harris has ‘moral compass of a saint’ sparks criticism from theologians

Sep 4, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Some of Harris’ positions are inconsistent with saintly values, according to Catholic theologians and philosophers who spoke to CNA. Read more

Peter Sonski, presidential candidate for the American Solidarity Party, greets a fellow presidential candidate,  pro-life Democrat Terrisa Bukovinac, following a speech at the Catholic University of America.

American Solidarity Party fights for ballot access state-by-state

Sep 3, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The ASP’s presidential candidate, Peter Sonski —a pro-life Catholic — has managed to qualify to appear on voters’ ballots in... Read more

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Trump proposes the government pay for IVF; what are Catholics saying?

Aug 30, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Though Trump has cast his support for IVF as pro-child and pro-family, the announcement has drawn criticism from numerous pro-life... Read more

“A Trump win is not a pro-life win right now," says Live Action President Lila Rose.

Live Action president Lila Rose: ‘Trump is losing pro-life votes’

Aug 29, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Live Action president Lila Rose is increasing her criticism of Donald Trump — arguing that his recent statements are alienating... Read more

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA Believers Summit conference at the Palm Beach Convention Center on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

What is the Comstock Act? The 1873 abortion rules Trump won’t enforce

Aug 29, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The Comstock Act, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1873, restricts the delivery of “obscene” and “vile”... Read more

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

How Kamala Harris targeted pro-life pregnancy centers in California

Aug 28, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

From 2015 through mid-2018, the centers fought against a state law that forced them to display notices that include information... Read more

Volunteer canvassers Liz Grumbach (center) and Patricia Jones meet Lucy Meyer (left), who signs a petition outside her home in Phoenix on April 13, 2024, as the volunteers go door-to-door for signatures to get the petition for the Arizona Abortion Access Act onto the November 2024 ballot for voters to decide.

Here are all the states voting on abortion in November

Aug 27, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Voters in 10 states will see abortion-related questions on their November ballot, and the majority of those will be proposed... Read more

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump, left, poses for photos with Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio before making remarks to a crowd during an event on Aug. 21, 2024, in Asheboro, North Carolina.

J.D. Vance: Trump will veto national pro-life law

Aug 26, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Vance’s statement echoes Trump’s messaging, which has been consistent since April that he considers abortion a states’ issue. Read more

“This is a spiritual journey for me. I reached my decision through deep prayer, through hard logic” said former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upon making the announcement.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends campaign, urges voters to elect Donald Trump

Aug 23, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

Kennedy said the Democratic Party has “departed so dramatically on the core values that I grew up with.” Read more

A pro-life sign is seen on a roadside in Agnew, Nebraska, on May 14, 2024.

Nebraska voters will consider dueling pro-life and pro-abortion amendments in November

Aug 23, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

One proposal would constitutionally enshrine the state’s current pro-life protections, and the other would enshrine a constitutional “right” to abortion. Read more

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is leading a campaign that will highlight various reasons to vote against the amendment, including that it allows third-trimester abortions and eliminates a law requiring parental consent for minors obtaining abortions.

New poll: Florida could become first state to defeat abortion amendment

Aug 22, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

A new poll by Mainstreet Research and Florida Atlantic University (FUA) now suggests that defeating the Florida abortion amendment could... Read more