Catholic Democrats

Welcome to the Catholic Democrats of New York!

Our new organization is drawing on the rich intellectual and political traditions of New York to bring the implications of Catholic Social Teaching to bear on our public life. With New Yorkers leading the polls in both the Democratic and Republican primary races, our work here seems more important than ever.

WSJ: Obama, Religion and the Public Square

Barack Obama is no John Kennedy. And that may turn out to be a good thing. At least with regard to reversing one of the unintended consequences of Camelot: the idea that religious voices have no place on the public...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on June 13, 2008 at 12:28 PM

Catholics in New York 1808-1946, at the Museum of the City of New York

This new exhibit shows a rich collection of political and ecclesial memorabilia with colorful stories to match. It’s bracing to witness the depth of suspicion and outright hostility that Catholics originally faced here. In the 19th century, the exhibition reminds...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on June 12, 2008 at 12:49 PM

Number of uninsured young people climbing

Sara Collins PhD of the New York-based Commonwealth Fund issued a new report indicating that 30% of people between 19-29 have no health insurance, compared with 12% of children. The number of uninsured young people jumped 3% from 2005 to...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on May 31, 2008 at 2:53 AM

Rep Slaughter's genetic non-discrimination bill awaits presidential signature

A spokesperson for the US Bishops' Conference praised the passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493), which passed unanimously in the Senate on April 24 and subsequently with only one nay vote in the House. The bill, initially...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on May 4, 2008 at 8:10 PM

About New York: Catholic Vote Is Harbinger of Success for Clinton

February 9, 2008--Hillary Rodham Clinton has run away with the votes of Roman Catholic Democrats in nearly all the primaries, often beating Barack Obama by two to one or better, exit polls show. In New York, she received 66 percent...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on February 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM

Spotlight On: Representative Kristen Gillibrand

Representative Gillibrand is serving her first term as U.S. Representative to New York's Twentieth Congressional District, which stretches across Saratoga, Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, Washington, Warren, Delaware, Greene, Essex and Otsego Counties. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee and...

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on November 18, 2007 at 9:12 PM

News from the NY Catholic Conference

On August 1, 2007 Governor Eliot Spitzer signed into law a piece of legislation strongly supported by the New York State Catholic Conference that will promote the donation, collection, preservation and storage of umbilical cord blood for research and treatment....

Posted by Catholic Democrats Staff on November 18, 2007 at 9:11 PM