President-elect Joe Biden told hundreds of supporters in Wilmington that he pledged “to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify” and “who doesn’t see red states and blue states — only the United States.”
Biden says once he’s in White House, he’ll ‘unify’ the nation, not divide it
U.S. Catholics weigh in with mixed reaction on Biden win
The bishop of the Delaware Catholic diocese where the nation’s future 46th president has worshipped for decades offered his congratulations Nov. 8, as well as hopes that voters set aside political differences and heed the Gospel’s call for unity.
Biden quotes priest’s hymn ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ in victory speech
Father Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech Nov. 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn “On Eagle’s Wings.”
Eta deluges Central America, Mexico, leaving scores dead, thousands homeless
Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of Hurricane Eta, which deluged Central America, claimed at least 50 lives and caused widespread flooding and property damage.
Pope pens letter marking 500th anniversary of first Mass in Chile
Although COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have shuttered public celebrations around the world, Catholics in Chile still should find meaningful ways to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first Mass celebrated in the country, Pope Francis said.
Supreme Court looks for compromise in Catholic foster care case
The Supreme Court, now with a full bench, seemed willing to find a compromise during Nov. 4 arguments about a Catholic social service agency shut out from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.
U.S. bishops’ president: Nation’s leaders must now ‘come together’ with election of new president
Archbishop Gomez said he believes “at this moment in American history, Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers, to promote fraternity and mutual trust, and to pray for a renewed spirit of true patriotism in our country.”
Sixty years after JFK, nation to get second Catholic president
The wait for the next Catholic president has been sitting at 60 years — until Nov. 7 when the media announced Joe Biden as the presumptive president-elect, unseating the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump.