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October 31, 2021

Biden holds press conference to conclude G20 Summit

President Biden on Sunday held a press conference in Rome following a two-day meeting with Group of 20 leaders before heading to a climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

October 30, 2021

Biden slammed by Catholic priests for meeting with Pope Francis, taking communion

President Joe Biden received Communion at St. Patrick’s Church during Saturday Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, prompting negative reactions from Catholic priests upset that the president’s position on abortion is not in line with Church doctrine.

October 29, 2021

White House press fumes over restricted access to Biden meeting with Pope Francis

White House reporters traveling with President Joe Biden to Italy expressed frustration over their lack of press access to a summit between Biden and Pope Francis.

October 29, 2021

Biden says Pope Francis told him to continue receiving communion, amid scrutiny over pro-abortion policies

President Biden said that Pope Francis, during their meeting Friday in Vatican City, told him that he should continue to receive communion, amid heightened scrutiny of the Catholic president's pro-abortion policies. 

October 28, 2021

Reporter's Notebook: Why Biden's meeting with Pope Francis stands apart

President Biden is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis on Friday to discuss abortion rights in the U.S.

October 28, 2021

Biden-Pope Francis meeting: Vatican cancels plans for live broadcast without explanation

President Biden is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis on Friday, and while the encounter was originally set to be broadcast live, that will no longer be the case as the Vatican canceled those plans without providing a reason.

October 27, 2021

Psaki acknowledges Biden and pope on different page on abortion, tangles with reporter

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden and Pope Francis will discuss a range of issues on which they agree during their upcoming visit, and that abortion won’t be one of them.

October 24, 2021

Rev. Robert Sirico: Pope Francis makes an enemy of the poor's best friend—the free market

How do we feed the hungry?

October 23, 2021

Biden's upcoming meeting with Pope Francis comes amid rift with US bishops

President Biden is slated to meet with Pope Francis for his first time as president next Friday, just weeks before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will convene in part to draft a document guiding bishops regarding whether politicians who support abortion should be barred from Communion.

October 21, 2021

Jonathan Morris: A Catholic saint is canceled in Los Angeles and the Catholic Church is quiet

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has made it official: he’s going to scrub the name and image of a Catholic saint from a city park that bears the saint’s name.