Gloria Purvis, whose radio show “Morning Glory” was canceled on Dec. 30, said she has no regrets about using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi commended Kibben for her integrity and patriotism and thanked Father Conroy for his service.

Peace, he insisted, is a gift that requires a human response and human effort.

At the beginning of a year people hope will mark the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, he urged them to create a “culture of care."

God, he continued, is not someone “who would sacrifice human beings for a grand design,” but instead a compassionate and paternal shepherd.

Archbishop Gänswein said the decision in early 2020 had felt like a punishment, but he now knows this was not the case.