The cover of the September edition of the Catholic Herald magazine addresses what will be one of the most important moments in the battle for the White House: the vice-presidential debate between Ohio’s pro-life Catholic Republican senator JD Vance and the fervently pro-choice Minnesota governor Tim Walz. The latter was raised as a Catholic in Nebraska but now identifies as a Lutheran who is in favour of no restrictions on abortion at any stage of pregnancy. With Kamala Harris’s entry into the race, the abortion debate will be key. We have three articles on the election in this month's magazine.