The number was even smaller for former President Donald Trump, with just 4% of respondents seeing Trump, a non-denominational Christian, as “very religious.”
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Faith-based migration agencies denounce Biden’s executive order at the border
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday dramatically limiting the number of immigrants who may apply for asylum at the southern United States border.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Jesuit Father Gregory Boyle and Nancy Pelosi to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The two high-profile Catholics are among a diverse group of 19 individuals to be honored by President Biden for making “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Joe Biden and Donald Trump could learn from Pope Francis about media access
Regardless of what one thinks of the advisability of a pope known for his off-the-cuff remarks partaking in long interviews, the fact remains that Pope Francis is more willing than both candidates to sit down one-on-one in front of a camera.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Is the media responding to—or creating—voter concerns about President Biden’s age?
Robert David Sullivan’s piece about media coverage of President Joe Biden’s age invited a variety of responses from our readers.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden’s energetic State of the Union: 6 Catholic takeaways
The words ‘abortion’ or ‘Trump’ weren’t mentioned—but both loomed large.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Most voters oppose a Biden-Trump rematch. Our primary system made it all but inevitable.
In a year that is supposedly a test of “small-d” democracy, the voice of the voters seems fainter than ever.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
President Biden’s broken promise on the death penalty
The people who can abolish the death penalty are our policymakers. And it appears Mr. Biden is comfortable leaving it in place.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Voters are worried about Joe Biden’s age. Don’t blame the media.
It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
GOP governors busing migrants from the border was bad. Some Biden administration policies are even worse.
The transport of nonconsenting asylum seekers is a mainstay of U.S. immigration policy, and certain practices of the Department of Homeland Security have been far more destructive than bussing migrants north.