Heidi Schlumpf

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.

The Republican National Convention has been replete with religious symbolism and talk about God, but an organized Catholic presence has been lacking, reports senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf.

Donald Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate was greeted with enthusiasm at the Republican National Convention, although many delegates did not know he converted to Catholicism as an adult. 

A number of high-profile Catholics have ties to, and influence on, Donald Trump. Here is a brief overview of some key Catholic advisers and supporters who are expected at the GOP convention in Milwaukee next week.

The well-funded Catholics for Catholics group said the "Holy Masses for President Trump Campaign" aims to have 2,024 Masses said between Trump's birthday, June 14, and Election Day, Nov. 5. 

"We are reducing our footprint as a government contractor so we can increase our attention to being a faith-based human service provider," says CEO Sally Blount. The agency will retain 60-70 state and federal contracts.

In the wake of Pope Francis' interview response that rejected the possibility of women deacons, supporters of restoring the diaconate to women have gathered to pray and share their stories and frustration. And a priests' group has called for the pope to clarify his comment.

Catholics who support Trump say that to vote Democratic would be anathema to their faith and their conservative principles. With a majority of Catholics now trending toward Trump, will the Catholic vote still matter?

Ann M. Garrido's new book describes a spirituality of power for anyone trying to create change. In an interview with NCR's Heidi Schlumpf, Garrido explains what people could learn about the healthy and holy exercise of power from Scripture.