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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave as they walk with their son, Barron, along Pennsylvania Avenue during the Jan. 20 inaugural parade from the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
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Gerard O’Connell
“I don’t like to anticipate what happens or to judge people in advance.”
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Wyatt Massey
Donning “Make America Great Again” hats, some cheered. Others demonstrated with signs and chants.
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Michael J. O’Loughlin
Francis wrote, "our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses."
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Michael J. O’Loughlin

Moments before Donald J. Trump took the oath of office, becoming the 45th president of the United States, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York read a brief passage from the Book of Wisdom.

“Give us wisdom, for we are your servants, weak and short lived, lacking in comprehension of judgement and of laws,” the cardinal said, reciting Solomon’s Prayer from the Book of Wisdom. “Indeed, though one might be perfect among mortals, if wisdom, which comes from you, be lacking, we count for nothing.”

St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. on the morning of Donald J. Trump's inauguration as president
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Wyatt MasseyTeresa Donnellan
“We talk about peace around the world, but we need peace here.”
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David Stewart

Interfering with another nation’s politics having evidently become a thing, Donald Trump told his interviewer that Britain is “smart” for getting out of the European Union.