Speaker says Biden’s ‘powerful narrative as person of faith’ appealed to voters

As election returns became more clear after 3rd November, polling data indicated President Donald Trump ended up with about 50 per cent of the Catholic vote, but the margin of white Catholics backing him was significantly less than four years ago. This, according to Associated Press/Votecast data, cost Trump Wisconsin and Michigan, where he’d eked out one per... Read More

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November 13, 2020

Pope Francis calls Biden to congratulate him on winning presidential election

Pope Francis called President-elect Joe Biden early on 12th November to congratulate him on winning the US presidential election. “The president-elect thanked His Holiness for extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness’s leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation and the common bonds of humanity around the world,” said a readout on the call released by Biden’s transition team in... Read More

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November 10, 2020

Biden quotes priest’s hymn On Eagle’s Wings in victory speech

Fr Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech on 7th November, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn On Eagle’s Wings. Biden gave a fairly lengthy introduction to the hymn in his remarks. “In the last days of the campaign, I began thinking about a hymn that means a lot to me and my family, particularly... Read More

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November 10, 2020

Biden says once he’s in White House, he’ll ‘unify’ the nation, not divide it

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.” He will work with “all my heart, with the confidence of the whole people, to win the confidence of all... Read More

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November 9, 2020

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 US Conference of Catholic Bishops. They also must “commit themselves to dialogue and compromise for the common good,” he... Read More

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November 5, 2020

Pax Christi bishop asks prayers for ‘just, peaceful conclusion’ to elections

Bishop John E. Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, said the lack of a resounding decision in the US presidential election left him feeling as if “I woke up on Christmas morning with coal in my stocking.” As no clear winner had been announced by the following day, he said it was “not only a letdown, but... Read More

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November 4, 2020

As many expected, presidential contest not settled after Election Day

The US remains in uncertainty about the presidential race after Election Day, as a counting of the vote continues, showing Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead in electoral votes, but not by much. In Washington D.C. by 7am on Wednesday 4th November, projected results from The Associated Press showed Biden ahead with 227 electoral votes compared to... Read More

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November 3, 2020

As US election polls open, tensions and fences rise around the country

On the morning of 2nd November, the US capital looked as if it was getting ready for a hurricane rather than an election. Drills buzzed away, fences went up, hammers pounded, as workers rapidly boarded up buildings, from law offices, to hotels, to vitamin and coffee shops in the vicinity of the White House. Peter Matlon, a Catholic... Read More

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November 2, 2020

Priests and deacons ask fellow clergy to ease fears over US election results

More than 100 priests and deacons have encouraged fellow clergymen to help ease the fear and uncertainty people may hold over possible violence stemming from the presidential election outcome. In a brief statement released by Pax Christi USA, 102 priests and deacons said Catholics are called to be peacemakers, as Jesus encouraged during the Sermon... Read More

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