TODAY IS ELECTION DAY 2025! HERE'S WHERE THINGS STAND Voters will head to the polls today in elections that many see as early tests of the political landscape nearly a year into President Donald Trump's second term and one year ahead of the midterms. Here are the races drawing national attention. READ
CATHOLIC REP DEFENDS TRUMP CONFRONTING NIGERIA Nigerian leaders have rejected U.S. claims of widespread Christian persecution, but Catholic West Virginia Republican Rep. Riley Moore is highlighting stark evidence of rampant anti-Christian violence — supporting President Donald Trump's warning that Nigeria is a "country of particular concern." READ
PARTIAL FOOD STAMP PAYMENTS COMING DESPITE SHUTDOWN The Trump administration said Nov. 3 it will partially fund food stamp benefits this month after two federal judges last week ordered the government to release emergency funds for the program amid the ongoing government shutdown. READ
NBC: SOURCE OF 'FACTS, CLARITY AND CALM'? NBC News unveiled a new marketing campaign last week presenting the network as a source of "facts," "clarity," and "calm," saying it aims to address low trust in news.READ
MAINE DADS COLLECT SIGNATURES TO PROTECT GIRLS A coalition of thousands of dads in Maine is collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide next year whether or not males who claim to be "transgender women" should have access to girls' spaces and sports. "Simply put, we want districts across Maine to re-institute sex-based policies in school & sport. No more males in female spaces nor sports," the website states.READ
POPE WARNS SOCIAL MEDIA IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR COMMUNITY Speaking to young people Oct. 31, Pope Leo XIV urged them to recognize the indispensability of in-person community in the age of social media. Even when young people are attracted to the faith via social media evangelism, the Holy Father warned, they all too often remain "alone with themselves, prisoners of their own inclinations and projections."READ
NIGERIAN BISHOP'S 2024 WARNING OF GENOCIDE CatholicVote spoke with a Nigerian bishop last year who described the devastating reality that Islamist Fulani terrorists are committing a genocide against Christians. Here's how he called on the world to respond.READ
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POPE LEO CELEBRATES MASS FOR POPE FRANCIS, OTHER CLERGY Pope Leo yesterday celebrated a Mass at the Altar of the Throne in St. Peter's Basilica in memory of the late Pope Francis and the cardinals and bishops who died in 2025. In a homily on mourning and hope, the Holy Father reminded the faithful of the hope found only in Christ. "He alone has the words of eternal life (cf. Jn 6:68) — we confess this with trepidation here near the tomb of Saint Peter — and these words have the power to rekindle faith and hope in our hearts."READ
BISHOP APOLOGIZES FOR SCHOOL FLOAT FEATURING AUSCHWITZ IMAGERY The Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, apologized after a Catholic grade school's Halloween parade float featured imagery resembling the entrance gate of the Auschwitz concentration camp. READ
READING HABITS, NOT READING GOALS One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to read more. Often, this pact-with-self involves reading a certain number of books by the end of the year. But often, those who blitz through stacks of volumes don't even have time to think about what they're reading. Maybe a different approach is better. Christian Leithart argues for reading habits over reading goals.READ
CATHOLIC 101 In the story of young David and the giant Goliath, we may have glossed over the fact that the shepherd boy picked five stones for his battle, but used only one. Details like this in Scripture seem small and almost random, but have profound meaning. Here, it reveals something about the nature of God — something we can keep in mind for our own lives.READ
SAINT OF THE DAY Today the Church celebrates Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584), who had considered leaving everything behind to become a monk, but was called upon as a papal representative to participate in the conclusion of the Council of Trent at the age of 25 — and contributed greatly to producing the Council's Catechism. Later, as an archbishop and cardinal, he worked very hard to provide catechesis for the young and provided special pastoral care to Catholics who fled England to escape persecution.READ
DAILY PSALM "In you, O Lord, I have found my peace." (Psalm 131)READ
BEAUTY"The Salutation" (1883) by Evelyn De Morgan takes inspiration from several Renaissance-style paintings of the Visitation while focusing on the tender relationship between Our Lady and her cousin Saint Elizabeth. SHARE
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