As Catholic Christians, we are called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at all times to all people. We are called to speak this truth in season and out, when it’s simple and when it’s complicated, no matter the cost. The
Pope Francis prayed that President Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe.
"Under your leadership, may the American people continue to draw strength from the lofty political, ethical and religious
In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his "whole soul" to bring this country together.
He pleaded with Americans -- having come through a bitter election, a time of racial reckoning and still in the midst
As Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration "will work with the church and others of goodwill" to
Hours before his inauguration as president, Joe Biden and incoming Vice President Kamala Harris were joined by the spouses and congressional leaders from both political parties for what was termed a Mass of thanksgiving early Jan. 20 at St. Matthew Cathedral in
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes: “With searing images of mob violence at the U.S. Capitol fresh in memory, Joe Biden comes to the presidency as a potential healer of divisions and binder up of wounds. Yet his own prior
On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States — the second Catholic in 232 years to attain that office. Two days after President Biden’s inauguration, the country will mark the 48th
Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit will head up a special working group of the U.S. bishops to address issues surrounding the election of a Catholic president and policies that may come about that would be in conflict with Catholic teaching and
OSV Publisher Scott P. Richert writes that while some Catholics might be celebrating seeing one of their own elected to serve as president, the advent of the second Catholic president poses even more challenges than the foreshortened term of the first one.
With Joe Biden now elected as the nation's 46th president, it is "time for our leaders to come together in a spirit of national unity," said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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