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Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 22, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis calls for suspension of Covid-19 vaccine patents in ‘Vax Live’ concert video

May 8, 2021

By Courtney Mares

“I beg you not to forget the most vulnerable,” the pope said. Read more

Bishop Joseph Coffey

‘There is always the power of prayer’: Why this bishop prays daily for President Biden

May 7, 2021

By CNA Staff

One U.S. bishop has committed to pray daily for President Joe Biden, because of the president’s pro-abortion policies. Read more

Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network

EWTN’s Warsaw: Biden’s support for abortion, 'transgenderism,' ‘couldn’t be more disappointing’

May 6, 2021

The head of the EWTN media network said that President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office “couldn’t be more... Read more

Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone.

Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics supporting abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion

May 1, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore J. Cordileone released on May 1, 2021 a pastoral letter about the worthiness required for... Read more

Former congressman Dan Lipinski

Pro-life former congressman: Catholics in politics need to be ‘different’

Apr 30, 2021

By CNA Staff

A Catholic former Democratic congressman said that President Biden’s pro-abortion policies flout what it means to live as a Catholic... Read more

Biden introduces family aid plan - but would it help the families who need it the most?

Apr 29, 2021

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion package that includes paid leave, education spending,... Read more

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USCCB has 'nothing in the works' on Biden and Communion

Apr 29, 2021

Recent reports that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops may at their spring general assembly press pro-abortion Catholic politicians not... Read more

Armenian refugees at Novorossiysk, 1920

Christian advocates praise Biden for recognizing Armenian genocide

Apr 26, 2021

Christian advocates praised President Joe Biden for officially recognizing the Armenian genocide over the weekend. Read more

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Church analyst: The bishops are uneasy with Biden, but he could be good news

Apr 23, 2021

The majority of U.S. bishops in a recent survey were at best “uneasy” with the second Catholic president in U.S.... Read more

Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary.

White House spokeswoman grilled on fungibility of Title X funding

Apr 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

Earlier today, EWTN’s White House Correspondent Owen Jensen questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the proposed reversal of... Read more

Planned Parenthood clinic in Newton, NJ    Credit: Glynnis Jones

Biden administration proposes restoring Title X funding for abortion clinics

Apr 14, 2021

By CNA Staff

President Joe Biden is moving to reverse a Trump-era policy that barred federal Title X funding to entities that perform... Read more

A guest living in a Rome shelter receives his COVID vaccine.

White House: Pope Francis has said there’s a ‘moral obligation’ to get vaccinated

Apr 7, 2021

By Matt Hadro

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that Pope Francis has called... Read more

Survey: Two-thirds of Catholics say Biden should be able to receive Communion

Mar 31, 2021

Two-thirds of U.S. Catholics say that President Joe Biden, who has contradicted Church teaching on abortion, marriage, and gender ideology,... Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois.

Bishop Paprocki: Examining conscience before communion is essential

Mar 26, 2021

By Jonah McKeown

Amid the debate about whether Catholic public figures who support abortion should be permitted to receive Holy Communion, Bishop Thomas... Read more

Former vice president Joe Biden at a campaign event, Nov, 2019.

Biden's contradictory Catholicism misleading and confusing, Archbishop Naumann says

Mar 15, 2021

It is a serious matter for President Joe Biden to profess Catholicism while publicly backing contradictory action on matters such... Read more

After Vatican says same-sex unions cannot be blessed, White House reaffirms Biden’s support for them

Mar 15, 2021

While the White House on Monday would not respond to the Vatican’s statement on marriage, press secretary Jen Psaki said... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil on March 7th, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA

Biden hails Pope Francis' 'historic' trip to Iraq

Mar 8, 2021

President Joe Biden stated his admiration for Pope Francis on Monday, after the pontiff’s four-day visit to Iraq.    Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez at the 2019 USCCB Spring General Assembly  Credit: Kate Veik/CNA

Archbishop Gomez to Congress, Biden: Don’t force pro-life Americans to oppose COVID relief

Mar 5, 2021

As the Senate considers a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package on Friday, the head of the U.S. bishops’ conference warned... Read more

Xavier Becerra   Credit: John Papadopoulos/Shutterstock

Despite denials, HHS nominee Xavier Becerra sued to take away nuns' religious freedom rights

Mar 5, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Xavier Becerra, US president Joe Biden’s nominee for HHS secretary, did indeed sue to take away the religious exemptions for... Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden listens while meeting virtually with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, March 1, 2021. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Mexico's bishops hope politicians would be enlightened by Our Lady

Mar 2, 2021

In a statement Tuesday responding to media inquiries about US president Joe Biden’s stated devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe,... Read more