Religion

Biden's Support Of Abortion Rights At Odds With Catholic Bishops

11:06pm January 29, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

President Biden is only the second observant Catholic president in U.S. history. He also supports the right to an abortion, which has set him off on a rocky start with U.S. bishops.

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90-Year-Old Auschwitz Survivor Shares Her Story

9:10am January 26, 2021

by Lisa Weiner

Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, we hear from Ruth Cohen, an Auschwitz survivor, about her message to young people about the importance of the phrase: never forget.

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Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration.

Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean

10:35am January 24, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.

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Yemeni Man Hopes For A Second Chance As Biden Repeals Trump's Travel Ban

7:59am January 24, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

A Yemeni man describes how his life was derailed by the Trump administration's travel ban and hopes President Biden'a order lifting it will help him.

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U.S. Government Sees Wave Of Catholic Leaders

7:59am January 24, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with theology professor Steven Millies from the Catholic Theological Union about the current wave of Catholic representation in national government.

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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the virtual presidential inaugural prayer service from the State Dining Room of the White House.

At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

6:53pm January 21, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says.

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Rev. William Barber Gives Homily At Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service

4:41pm January 21, 2021

by David Ford

North Carolina minister and civil rights leader Rev. William Barber left his mark during this morning's interfaith Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service.

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Faith Leaders Called For Divine Blessing Of New Administration On Inauguration Day

4:31pm January 21, 2021

by Tom Gjelten

Wednesday's post-inauguration prayer service, a tradition dating to George Washington's inauguration, featured faith leaders from various religious traditions. Many were from progressive backgrounds.

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A Jesuit Priest On How Faith Informs Biden's Leadership

4:30pm January 20, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the Rev. James Martin, a writer and Jesuit priest, about President Biden's inaugural address and the role that faith has played in his personal and political life.

Legacy Of Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase

5:02pm January 19, 2021

by Joel Rose

President-elect Biden has pledged to quickly end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of policy will be harder to undo.

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