Faith & society ยท Pulpit Newshttps://pulpitnews.com/en/section/sociedad/All the faith & society coverage from Pulpit News, with context and rigour.enNigeria's Catholic bishops call for prayer and fasting before pollshttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/03/nigerian-bishops-call-for-peaceful-2027-elections/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/03/nigerian-bishops-call-for-peaceful-2027-elections/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:30:00 GMTParishes are asked to fast and pray on 31 October, 28 November and 15 January, the eve of the 16 January 2027 general elections.Faith & societyIdaho votes on Proposition 1 as the Boise bishop urges a nohttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/03/idaho-abortion-ninth-circuit-boise-bishop-proposition-1/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/03/idaho-abortion-ninth-circuit-boise-bishop-proposition-1/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMTA Ninth Circuit order lets the state's abortion ban apply while an appeal runs; Catholic leaders and the initiative's backers read the ballot measure very differently.Faith & societyArchbishop Broglio warns of moral injury in a firing-squad executionhttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/archbishop-broglio-moral-injury-firing-squad-hasan/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/archbishop-broglio-moral-injury-firing-squad-hasan/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:10:00 GMTThe head of the US military archdiocese stands by his view, in America, that Catholic service members are 'obliged' not to take part in Nidal Hasan's execution, set for 3 December.Faith & societyPope Leo XIV has mailed in his ballot for the US midtermshttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/pope-leo-mail-ballot-us-midterms/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/pope-leo-mail-ballot-us-midterms/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMTThe Holy See confirms the pope, a US citizen, has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago. The ballot is secret, and nothing in the statement says how he voted.Faith & societyUS Christians head into the 3 November midterms dividedhttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/us-churches-midterms-divided-faith-voters/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/us-churches-midterms-divided-faith-voters/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:00:43 GMTPew shows white evangelicals and Black Protestants leaning towards opposite parties, and the law limits what each church can do in a campaign.Faith & societyWorld Council of Churches issues an Ebola guide for faith groupshttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/world-council-churches-ebola-guide-faith-communities/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/world-council-churches-ebola-guide-faith-communities/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:00:43 GMTThe document stresses the role of funerals and religious leaders and argues that the disease is not a punishment from God.Faith & societyPolish Bishops Reject Abortion Reform and Pick Abuse Commission Chairhttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/polish-bishops-abortion-bills-abuse-commission/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/polish-bishops-abortion-bills-abuse-commission/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:00 GMTAt the close of their 24 October assembly, the bishops' conference answered two bills the Sejm passed on the 20th, which still need the Senate and the president.ChurchesKenyan Court Convicts Paul Mackenzie Over 191 Shakahola Deathshttps://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/shakahola-verdict-mackenzie-kenya/https://pulpitnews.com/en/2026/11/02/shakahola-verdict-mackenzie-kenya/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:50:00 GMTMombasa's High Court found him and 28 others guilty of murder over deaths linked to forced fasting in his sect; sentencing is set for 6 November and the defence says it will appeal.Faith & society