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What Biden foreign policy picks mean for religious freedom
President-elect Joe Biden announced several foreign policy appointments to his cabinet on Monday, including a nominee for Secretary of State.... Read more
Jesuit magazine La Civiltá Cattolica praises Biden presidential victory
La Civiltá Cattolica, the Jesuit-run magazine whose publication is overseen by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has published an article... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: Biden will ‘support policies’ against ‘fundamental’ Catholic values
Archbishop Jose Gomez told bishops Tuesday that a future President Biden, as a Catholic, would present unique challenges for the... Read more
Biden to open US to refugees with increase in resettlements
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden says he plans for the U.S. to resettle far more refugees in 2021 than in recent... Read more
Pope Francis congratulates Biden on election victory in phone call
Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Thursday, his office has announced. The Catholic, former vice president, and... Read more
Texas bishop calls for prayer until election result is ‘officially authenticated’
While the U.S. bishops’ conference congratulated presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden on the election results this weekend, the bishop of Fort... Read more
Biden COVID advisor has 'deeply troubling' views on healthcare rationing
Presumptive president-elect Joe Biden announced his advisory board to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, with one member attracting criticism for... Read more
US Catholic bishops congratulate Biden as president-elect
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Saturday congratulated projected president-elect Joe... Read more
Biden projected winner, rollbacks on pro-life and religious liberty protections expected
Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, media outlets reported Saturday morning, after five days of counting in several... Read more
Analysis: Where was the Biden wave?
The Tuesday night election result, or lack thereof, confounded the many confident predictions of a “Blue Wave” that was expected... Read more
Election not yet resolved, with critical Catholic issues hanging in the balance
Control of the White House and Senate remained unresolved on Election Night, with Pennsylvania expected to take days to certify... Read more
Campaigns target Catholic voters in crucial swing states
As the polls open for in-person voting, campaigners for both sides are looking to turn out the critical Catholic vote, with... Read more
Biden claims his politics and Catholic faith 'coincide', despite abortion and religious freedom policies
In a new video, released on the eve of the general election, Biden asserts that he has the “great advantage”... Read more
Biden touts ‘inspiration’ of Catholic faith, despite abortion and religious freedom positions
Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden said this week that his Catholic faith motivates his political career and underpins his plan... Read more
Trump and Biden clash on immigration and coronavirus during final debate
Immigration and the coronavirus pandemic took center stage on Thursday’s final debate between President Donald Trump and former vice president... Read more
Los Angeles' Archbishop Gomez denies claim that he plans to vote for Biden
Archbishop Jose Gomez has rebuked an online claim that he plans to vote for Joe Biden in the November presidential... Read more
Biden backs 'transgender rights' for children during town hall
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that young children should be able to change their gender without any “discrimination.” Read more
Biden doubles down on abortion law pledge
Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, repeated his pledge to codify a right to abortion... Read more
Joe Biden's Catholic radio ads tout Catholic faith, stay silent on abortion
The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will launch an ad campaign this month touting the candidate’s Catholic faith... Read more
Trump, Biden pitch to Catholics at annual Al Smith Dinner
Hours before President Donald Trump announced that he had contracted the coronavirus, the president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden... Read more
