Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of goodwill.”
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A eulogy for the WASPs
Amid the somber ceremonies, perhaps today we can wave goodbye to our starchy past.
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A look at Joe Biden’s religiously and ethnically diverse cabinet nominees
If all the nominees the president-elect has chosen are confirmed, the Cabinet will have diverse religious backgrounds. The majority are Catholic, with five Jews, two Black Baptists and two Hindus.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Joe Biden knows the grief of losing family—and how our pain can have a purpose.
The story of Joe Biden can be told in many ways. But from my vantage point, it is the story of one soul’s journey from darkness to light, from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
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Read: Full text of Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address
Read President Joseph R. Biden’s Inaugural Address.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis sends greeting to President Biden, contrasting with sharper message from head of U.S. bishops
In a message to the second Catholic president, Pope Francis prayed that Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe.
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Read: The Invocation at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden
At the inauguration of the second Catholic president in U.S. history, Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan asked God to “help us under our new president to reconcile the people of our land.”
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Read: The homily Joe Biden heard at Mass on Inauguration Day
“My deepest prayer for you today, as a priest, citizen and friend, is that you always remember that the Lord is near.”
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Joe Biden begins Inauguration Day with Mass
Hours before his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden, his family, friends and congressional leaders of both parties gathered for Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
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Cardinal Dolan wishes Joe Biden well ahead of inauguration but says ‘there is more of an urgency now’ on abortion
Cardinal Dolan said President-elect Joe Biden “speaks with admirable sensitivity about protecting the rights of the weakest and most threatened” but also “ran on a platform avidly supporting this gruesome capital punishment for innocent preborn babies.”