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The fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will find the bishops voting on a new president and vice president and how to proceed in disseminating their quadrennial document on Catholic participation in public life.

If voters approve the abortion amendment, they would strike down a state’s 1931 law that makes it a crime to perform most abortions.

“Historic turnover within the state Legislature presents both an opportunity and responsibility to make an impression on a new cohort of lawmakers.”

The U.S. bishops are encouraging people of faith to participate in a novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day.

In new year recommendations, Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic are urging the government to ensure free and timely elections.

A panel of religious leaders at Georgetown University advised Oct. 2 that Christians should look to the Gospel, not just for guidance on how to vote but also how to respond toward others in a national political environment pushing division, not unity.

Even though people often advise against talking about religion and politics in public, a recent panel discussion at Georgetown University went there by examining current presidential candidates’ beliefs and how faith plays a role in elections.

Catholic bishops from four countries have said the European Union risks being undermined by growing national opposition and urged citizens to rally behind it in upcoming continent-wide elections.