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Conservative Supreme Court justices question basis for Biden COVID-19 vaccine policies
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the legality of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 mandates for businesses... Read more
A look at Catholic newsmakers of 2021
The past year had no shortage of news in the Catholic realm, both in the Vatican and beyond. Read on... Read more
Pro-life leaders react to President Joe Biden's statements about Dobbs abortion case
President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support of Roe v. Wade on Wednesday, in response to a question about the Dobbs... Read more
House passes Build Back Better; bishops raise religious liberty, abortion objections
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Build Back Better Act Nov. 19, voting 220-213 to approve nearly $2... Read more
Spanish bishop critical of Joe Biden’s claim that pope said he can receive Communion
Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastián, Spain, harshly criticized President Joe Biden’ claim that Pope Francis personally encouraged him... Read more
President Joe Biden receives Communion at Mass in Rome
President Joe Biden reportedly received the Eucharist during a vigil Mass Oct. 30 in Rome, a day after saying that... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone ties Eucharistic reverence to respect for life
In a new reflection, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone identifies a common thread linking abortion, homelessness, and the urgent... Read more
Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’
Biden told reporters that he and the pope did not discuss abortion. Read more
Joe Biden says Pope Francis told him to ‘keep receiving Communion’
According to multiple reports, President Joe Biden on Friday said that Pope Francis told him to “keep receiving Communion.” Read more
Pope Francis meets US President Joe Biden at the Vatican
The meeting was only the second time a Catholic U.S. president has met the pope. Read more
Pope Francis to meet leaders of the US, India and South Korea in the next 24 hours
All three leaders are in Rome this week for the G20 summit. Read more
Journalists protest as Vatican cancels live coverage of Joe Biden greeting Pope Francis
The Vatican offered no explanation for the decision. Read more
White House: Pope Francis ‘has spoken differently’ than Biden on abortion
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Oct. 29 meeting with Pope Francis, a White House spokeswoman acknowledged on Wednesday that “the... Read more
Orthodox leader discusses religious freedom, climate change with Biden
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed religious freedom and climate change with U.S. leaders on Monday in Washington, D.C., and announced... Read more
White House confirms Oct. 29 meeting between Pope Francis, Joe Biden
The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden and his wife Jill will meet with Pope Francis on Oct.... Read more
USCCB pro-life chairman urges Biden to act like the ‘devout Catholic’ he says he is
The U.S. Catholic bishops’ pro-life chairman is expressing disappointment with President Biden as his administration reverses a Trump-era rule that... Read more
President Biden's pick for Vatican ambassador: former Sen. Joe Donnelly
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. Read more
President Biden expected to meet Pope Francis at end of October, sources say
It would be the U.S. president’s first official visit to the Vatican since his inauguration. Read more
As Biden looks to raise refugee cap, Catholics argue he can do more
Catholic refugee advocates on Tuesday praised President Joe Biden for pushing to raise the refugee cap in the coming fiscal... Read more
Cardinal Gregory: Biden ‘not demonstrating Catholic teaching’ on when life begins
The Archbishop of Washington on Wednesday clarified the Church’s teaching on when life begins, after Catholic President Joe Biden last... Read more
