Reactions to the inauguration of the nation’s second Catholic president.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
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Dr. Fauci: Biden expected to overturn ‘Mexico City policy,’ which bans foreign aid for abortion
President Joe Biden will revoke the so-called “Mexico City policy,” which blocks U.S. funding of foreign nongovernmental organizations that perform and promote abortion as a form of family planning.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi: How Joe Biden’s Catholic faith will guide his presidency
As president, Joe Biden will have to seek common ground across a wide ideological spectrum, writes Congressman Tom Suozzi of New York. His relationship with God as a Catholic will help him to do so.
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Catholics should work with Biden to get his immigration reform bill passed.
President Joe Biden has restarted the debate over immigration with a sweeping reform bill. Passage will not be easy, but the Catholic community can help achieve a long-overdue victory.
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Joe Biden’s $4 billion plan to discourage Central American migration at its source
The Biden administration has vowed to invest $4 billion in Central America to address factors that drive immigration to the United States—economic insecurity, violence, environmental crises and government corruption.
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How Joe Biden’s Catholic faith will shape his relationship with Pope Francis—and the U.S. bishops
An interview with Massimo Faggioli about what to expect from the second Catholic president
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‘The nuke we survived’: American Muslims breathe a sigh of relief as Biden reverses travel ban
Muslims are breathing a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden’s reversal of the travel ban, which has separated thousands of families since it was issued by former President Trump.
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Catholic leaders welcome Biden plan to rejoin Paris climate change agreement
Achieving the goals involves setting policy as well as adopting legislation to limit carbon pollution, which the vast majority of climate scientists have said is the leading cause of a warming planet.
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In rare rebuke, Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB president’s letter to President Biden
Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S.C.C.B., wished the new president well, but he also condemned the nation’s second Catholic president’s support for abortion rights.
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Joe Biden quoted Augustine in his inaugural address. What would the saint think of our politics?
The full context of Augustine’s line is perhaps not as rosy as Joe Biden might have suggested.