President Biden may attend Mass, but policies on abortion alienate him from conservative Catholics
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
President Joe Biden has long been a devout Catholic, but now his progressive views on issues such as abortion have alienated him from more progressive factions in the church. Biden is seen here with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, attending Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies.
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One of the first things President Joe Biden did before taking his presidential oath last week was to attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, site of the funeral of the nation’s first Roman Catholic president, John F. Kennedy.
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians has issued the following statement by National Freedom for All Ireland Chairman Martin Galvin: Hundreds of victims families, fighting new British plans to cut off chances for legacy justice, will make a special live appeal for American support on a webinar hosted by Hibernians on Saturday, January 23. This special appeal to Irish Americans will climax a series of events, including a published open letter signed by hundreds of families, and political initiatives both north and south.
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