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What is Catholic Integralism?

  • Written by Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageJD Vance, who has many of the same policy positions that many American Catholic conservatives hold, at a rally in Ohio in 2021.AP Photo/Jeff Dean

Since his nomination as the Republican candidate for vice president, focus has intensified on JD Vance’s religious beliefs and how they connect to his politics.

Vance is a convert to Catholicism...

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