By rescinding the Mexico City Policy, the president did serious damage to his own goal of unifying the country.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pro-life leaders decry Biden decision to rescind ‘Mexico City policy’
President Biden’s memo rescinding the “Mexico City policy” on the eve of the March for Life, “is a deeply disturbing move, especially when the president says he wants national unity,” tweeted Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Defense and Education Fund.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Explainer: What are Pope Francis and the Vatican doing to fight climate change?
The Biden administration will find a willing partner in the fight against climate change in Rome—where the commitment to the environment predates Pope Francis.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops on the border have high hopes (and advice) for Joe Biden on immigration
Immigration advocates, including four bishops, sent a letter to President Biden on Jan. 28, urging his administration to restore asylum, offer protection over deterrence at the border and overhaul the current immigration policy.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Dear Joe Biden: Don’t forget the poor.
President Biden faces a litany of crises, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. But he must make a special effort to remember the nation’s poor, who do not have a seat at the political table.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Inside the U.S. bishops’ clash with the Vatican over Joe Biden’s Inauguration
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell look at questions that have arisen around the U.S. bishops’ president’s statement.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
John Courtney Murray paved the way for Joe Biden. But does the Jesuit’s theory of America still stand today?
As we give thanks for John Courtney Murray, S.J., we should probably temper our gratitude and be mindful that “the Murray project,” as it is sometimes called, brings with it some caveats.
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Bishops: Biden’s order on LGBT nondiscrimination protections threaten religious liberty
The wide-ranging nondiscrimination executive “threatens to infringe the rights of people who recognize the truth of sexual difference or who uphold the institution of lifelong marriage between one man and one woman,” said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops’ committees.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
If President Biden is serious about unity, he should (once again) support the Hyde Amendment
A ban on taxpayer funding of abortions began as a bipartisan policy and remains popular, writes Charles A. Donovan of the Charlotte Lozier Institute. President-elect Biden should keep it in place.
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Catholic News Quiz: Athletes, performers and a president
How closely did you follow the news this week? Take our Catholic news quiz and find out.