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Conservative and Catholic advocacy groups are not waiting for President Trump’s formal announcement of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s anticipated appointment to the Supreme Court to begin pushing for her confirmation. Club for Growth, a conservative group traditionally focused on economic issues, created a website lobbying for Judge Barrett’s confirmation, “ConfirmHer2020.com.” The Club has added supporting…

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump by 12 points with Catholics, according to an EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll published Monday. The new poll from a Catholic television network finds a slim majority of the faithful support Democrats in Congress and disapprove of President Trump. According the poll released on Monday evening,…

Some Roman Catholic priests and bishops have taken to social media to chide parishioners considering voting for Democrats, in general, and presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, in particular, by reminding them of the church’s opposition to abortion. Over Labor Day weekend, Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, reanimated suggestions that Mr. Biden is not a…

A slew of Catholic churches from Florida to California were burned and vandalized over the weekend as police continue to investigate whether or not they are connected to protests targeting symbols and statues.Following George Floyd's police-related death in May, Black Lives Matter leaders and protesters called for the toppling of statues, from Confederate symbols to former U.S. presidents and…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are using coronavirus restrictions as a "blatant double standard" to discriminate against people of faith, using threats of fines and criminal prosecution, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.Two Catholic priests -- Steven Soos and Nicholas Stamos -- and a trio…