As we live out this Jubilee Year of  Mercy and the United States enters into the 2016 election season, Americans face a myriad of choices  between competing visions for our nation’s future.  We are called by our faith to engage in this election. Pope Francis says that “a good Catholic […]

Analysis of religious voters in 2012 elections presents a complex picture of the role of faith in politics in 2012. Below are key findings from national exit polls and exit polls in key states, followed by religious context affecting the election. Faith in Public Life

Network, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby has produced a chart that shows positions of Governor Romney and President Obama on various issues.    This chart is meant to be neither comprehensive nor definitive.  Rather , it is a tool for placing the candidates’ positions within a broad framework of Catholic Social […]

Sister Simone Campbell Addresses Democratic National Convention                  C-Span coverage                           CNN coverage  On the evening of Wednesday, September 5, Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK’s Executive Director, addressed the Democratic National Convention. Her address, which focused on economic justice and access to healthcare, was received enthusiastically.  National Catholic Reporter

We need representatives and senators in the next Congress to legislate for the common good. The focus lately has been on electing a President, but on November 6, we the people will also elect all members of the House, as well as about one-third of the members of the Senate. […]

The Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good is pleased to present their 2012 Voter Guide. They do not endorse any particular candidates, of course: That is not our mission. Instead, the goal of our guide is to help Catholics think about the political issues of the day in light of the Church’s […]

The 2012 election comes at a time when the U.S. faces the highest poverty rates in decades, when the wealth gap has reached historic levels and income disparities are high, and when government officials face stark choices about who will benefit and who will suffer as a result of the […]