President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
On Dec. 14, the Electoral College officially confirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, following a month of attempts by President Trump and his administration to find evidence of voter fraud and corruption in the election results. President-elect Biden forcefully responded to the Trump administration’s actions and called for a different kind of approach to civic life in the United States going forward.
In his address, Mr. Biden’s Catholic faith was on full display as he quoted a prayer beloved by many Catholics: the prayer of St. Francis. He urged listeners to look to the future with the words of the saint in mind: “Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is darkness, light.”