As Catholics, we are called not only to profess our faith but to live it in public life. Pope Leo XIV has challenged Catholics around the world to ensure that technology, politics, and economics always remain at the service of the human person and the common good.

At a time of growing division, rapid technological change, and threats to democratic institutions, that call could not be more important.

Across the country, Catholics Vote Common Good is working to strengthen civic engagement, build relationships across faith traditions, and encourage conversations rooted in human dignity, democracy, and the common good. Whether partnering with local Democratic committees, engaging voters in key congressional districts, or hosting conversations about faith and public life, we remain committed to bringing Catholic social teaching into the public square.

In this edition, you'll learn about growing interest from Democratic organizations seeking guidance on faith outreach, an upcoming partnership with the Philadelphia Democratic Committee, our voter engagement initiative in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, and what Vice President J.D. Vance's new memoir reveals about the forces shaping the Catholic right.

Thank you for being part of this movement.

Denise Murphy McGraw

National Co-Chair

Catholics Vote Common Good

Campaigns and Democratic Committees Turn to Catholics Vote Common Good for Faith Outreach Guidance

Across the country, local and state campaigns and Democratic committees are increasingly reaching out to Catholics Vote Common Good for assistance in building stronger relationships with faith communities.

For too long, many political organizations have struggled to engage voters of faith in meaningful ways. As communities seek opportunities for dialogue around issues such as economic justice, immigration, democracy, and human dignity, local leaders are looking for better approaches to faith outreach that move beyond election-year messaging and build authentic, lasting relationships.

Catholics Vote Common Good has been sharing best practices, educational resources, messaging guidance, and outreach strategies with local campaigns and organizations interested in strengthening connections with Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith communities.

The goal is not simply outreach. It is relationship-building.

Faith communities are deeply engaged in conversations about the future of our nation, and successful civic engagement begins with listening, respect, and a commitment to shared values. Catholics Vote Common Good is proud to help local leaders develop the tools and relationships necessary to engage those communities thoughtfully and effectively.

Upcoming Event with the Philadelphia Democratic Committee

Catholics Vote Common Good is pleased to partner with leaders in Philadelphia for an upcoming conversation focused on faith, democracy, and civic engagement.

The event will bring together people of faith, community leaders, and Democratic activists to discuss strategies for meaningful outreach, coalition building, and public engagement. Participants will explore how faith communities can help strengthen democracy, advance economic justice, and build bridges across political and cultural divides.

The conversation reflects a growing recognition that people of faith remain an essential part of the civic fabric of our nation and that authentic engagement begins with shared values and mutual respect.

Additional details and registration information will be announced soon.

J.D. Vance Is Among the 1.5% of Americans Who Converted to Catholicism. His Story Is Anything but Typical.

A new Pew Research Center analysis found that Catholic converts account for just 1.5% of American adults and only 8% of U.S. Catholics.

Vice President J.D. Vance is one of those converts. Yet as details emerge from his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, his path into the Catholic Church appears markedly different from that of most American converts.

Just weeks after Pope Leo XIV issued a landmark encyclical warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, concentrated technological power, and economic systems that place profit ahead of human dignity, Vance's memoir describes how Peter Thiel—the Silicon Valley billionaire whose financial support and mentorship helped propel Vance's rise in Republican politics—helped shape the intellectual and spiritual journey that led him to Catholicism.

Most converts encounter Catholicism through parish communities, local clergy, family relationships, and the ordinary life of the Church. According to published accounts and Vance's own writings, his path into the Catholic Church was shaped less by the traditional parish experience familiar to many converts and more by an intellectual journey influenced by conservative Catholic thinkers, Dominican priests, and Peter Thiel himself.

The contrast is striking.

Pope Leo is urging Catholics to examine the growing power of technological and economic elites and to ask whether emerging technologies serve human dignity and the common good. At the same moment, one of the nation's most visible newly minted Catholic politicians is describing how one of the world's most influential technology billionaires helped shape his path to the faith.

The question is not whether converts are welcome in the Catholic Church. Converts have enriched the Church throughout its history. The question is what forces are shaping the next generation of Catholic political leaders.

Pope Leo's warning is ultimately about power: who possesses it, how it is used, and whether it serves the common good. Vance's memoir offers an unusually revealing glimpse into how that same power is helping shape a new generation of Catholic conservatism.

That is a conversation worth having.

Catholics Vote Common Good Launches Outreach Initiative in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District

As Congressman Tom Kean Jr. passed the 100-day mark without casting a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, Catholics Vote Common Good launched a major voter outreach and educational initiative in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.

According to publicly available congressional records, Kean's last recorded vote was cast on March 5. Since then, he has missed more than 100 roll-call votes, including several closely contested measures before Congress.

This weekend, Catholics Vote Common Good partnered with Battleground Alliance to conduct voter outreach throughout the district. Additional activities include postcard campaigns, billboards, yard signs, digital communications, educational programming, and community engagement efforts designed to encourage informed civic participation and public accountability.

Nearly 40 percent of residents in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District identify as Catholic, making it one of nearly 30 congressional districts in 12 states where Catholics Vote Common Good is expanding outreach, voter education, and civic engagement efforts.

Many Catholics are closely following attacks by President Trump and his allies on Pope Leo, immigrants, affordability, and democracy itself. Catholics Vote Common Good seeks to encourage informed civic engagement, provide opportunities for dialogue, and help people better understand the issues shaping public life, their communities, and the wellbeing of our nation.

The New Jersey initiative reflects the organization's ongoing commitment to engaging voters around the values of human dignity, economic justice, democracy, and the common good.

Through education, outreach, and public engagement, the organization seeks to ensure that voters have the information and opportunities they need to participate fully in our democracy.

This Work Has Never Been More Important

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