Pelosi references Epiphany and St. Francis as House confirms Biden win January 7, 2021By Mark Pattison Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News House Speaker Nancy Pelosi referenced the Epiphany, St. Francis of Assisi, and also uttered a prayer as the House of Representatives reconvened the night of Jan. 6 to confirm the Electoral College win of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the November presidential election.
Assault on U.S. Capitol shocks the world January 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, Vatican, World News The breach of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world.
Chaos stops electoral vote count as Trump supporters mob U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, putting the building on lockdown and interrupting the count of electoral votes to certify the 2020 election, capping the last days of a tumultuous presidency with chaos.
The soul of a nation December 1, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Behind the Headlines, Commentary Politics doesn’t have to be unfriendly and confrontational. We can be so much better than that.
In Washington, with new president, cardinal-designate hopes for dialogue November 24, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Video, World News As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching.
Working group formed to deal with conflicts between Biden policies, church teaching November 18, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit will head up a special working group of the U.S. bishops to address issues surrounding the election of a Catholic president and policies that may come about that would be in conflict with Catholic teaching and the bishops’ priorities.
Pope Francis calls Biden to congratulate him on winning presidential election November 12, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called President-elect Joe Biden early Nov. 12 to congratulate him on winning the U.S. presidential election.
Pro-lifers fear ‘hard-core, pro-abortion forces’ in a Biden administration November 12, 2020By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, World News If President Donald Trump’s legal efforts to challenge his 2020 reelection results prove unsuccessful and Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States, pro-life advocates are finding no silver linings.
Biden quotes priest’s hymn ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ in victory speech November 9, 2020By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News “On Eagle’s Wings,” based on Psalm 91 and written in 1976, has taken on a life of its own far beyond the pages of Catholic hymnals.
Archbishop Gomez: Nation’s leaders must now ‘come together’ with election of new president November 8, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News With Joe Biden now elected as the nation’s 46th president, it is “time for our leaders to come together in a spirit of national unity,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
News organizations project Biden win; second Catholic elected U.S. president November 7, 2020By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, World News Horns blared near the White House just before noon Nov. 7 as major U.S. news organizations projected Democrat Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, making him the second Catholic in the country’s history to be elected to the nation’s highest office.
Archbishop Lori issues statement on election November 6, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: 2020 Election, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News “I thank God that our country came together peacefully to observe one of the most cherished privileges of our democracy, our right to vote,” Archbishop Lori said.
