https://rodbenson.com/2026/10/31/the-pope-and-the-ballot-box/All Tolden2026-10-31T05:38:44+00:00The Pope and the ballot boxcommon good, Catholic social teaching, church and state, Pope Leo XIV, democracy, religious liberty, freedom of conscience, Synodality, Civic participation, Vatican diplomacy, Catholics and politics, Voting, U.S midterm elections