In wake of Capitol attack, leaders urge rejection of divisions that lead to violence
The reaction to the violent invasion of the House and Senate chambers by supporters of President Trump on Jan. 6 paralleled initial public response to the horror of 9/11. There was a numbing shock followed by anger and grief, and a search for anything that might be a solution.
Working group formed to deal with conflicts between Biden policies, church teaching
A special working group of the U.S. bishops will 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.
Gomez: Nation’s leaders must now ‘come together’ with election of new president
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
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.
In virtual seminar, Catholics urged to stand for faith in public square
Ahead of what has been described as one of the most contentious elections in the United States, the Diocese of Phoenix offered a perspective on the role and responsibility of Catholics in the voting booth during its recent “Catholics in the Public Square Seminar” live-streamed from the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
