“Jesus Christ is the human embodiment of what God wanted us to do.”
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Joe Biden elected 46th President of the United States, second Catholic to ever hold office
Joe Biden framed his campaign as “a battle for the soul of the nation.” On Saturday, Mr. Biden and his supporters won that battle.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Matt Malone, SJ: What Joe Biden could do to heal our divided nation
“The next president needs to govern for the entire country.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Matt Malone, SJ: What Joe Biden could do to heal our divided nation
Matt Malone, S.J., editor in chief of America, shares his hopes for a Joe Biden presidency. Father Malone interviewed Vice President Biden in 2015. You can watch the full interview here.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Survey: Biden and Trump split the 2020 Catholic vote almost evenly
AP VoteCast showed 50% of Catholics backing Trump and 49% favoring Biden, reflecting the faith’s longstanding role as a closely contested vote in presidential elections.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: How the Vatican views the U.S. election
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss what advantages and disadvantages each candidate offers in the eyes of the Holy See.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Joe Biden begins Election Day with morning Mass and visit to son’s grave
How both candidates and voters are spending Election Day.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
The Top 3 Reasons that Catholics will Vote for Trump or Biden
Nov. 3 is just days away, and we have one last chance to take stock of the “Catholic case” for each of the two major candidates.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
The Top 3 Reasons Catholics Will Vote for Joe Biden
The Catholic case for Joe Biden
Posted inColumns, Politics & Society
Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do?
American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road.