Easter reminds the faithful of our obligation to maintain hope in the darkest of times.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Why Joe Biden keeps quoting Seamus Heaney on when ‘hope and history rhyme’
In this season of discontent in American society, however, Heaney’s words have become emblematic of President Biden’s greatest political challenge: to act as healer-in-chief.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Can Joe Biden work with the bishops? The White House director for faith partnerships thinks so.
Despite public tension between some bishops and Joe Biden, Melissa Rogers, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, is confident the administration will be able to work closely with the bishops.
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U.S. Bishops’ working group on Biden wraps up with plans to issue document on ‘eucharistic coherence’
“As with every administration, there will be areas where we agree and work closely together and areas where we will have principled disagreement and strong opposition,” Archbishop Gomez said.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Gregory prays on CNN for 500,000 Americans killed by Covid-19
The cardinal called it “a great honor and privilege” to offer the prayer at the invitation of Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent, on the program “We Remember 500,000: A National Memorial Service for Covid-19.”
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden sends a signal that he’s willing to dialogue with the bishops and other faith leaders
The faith-based office, founded under President George W. Bush, evolved over the past two decades, but it became moribund under President Donald Trump, who preferred to talk only with evangelical leaders who supported him.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How Joe Biden observed Ash Wednesday — and his message for Lent
On Ash Wednesday, Joe Biden urged Americans to hold in prayer those who have suffered from the Covid-19 pandemic while “look[ing] with hope and anticipation toward Easter and brighter days ahead.”
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The bishops were divided on how to approach Joe Biden. It’s not the first time a dispute has gone public.
Public disagreements among the U.S. bishop are rare but not unprecedented. A contentious debate about the church and AIDS in 1987 is perhaps the situation most similar to the divisions over how to welcome President Biden.
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Joe Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office
The order reestablishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a 20-year-old initiative first put in place by President George W. Bush.
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Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?
If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it’s a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor.