Biden's visit to the Vatican will be only the second time in history that a sitting U.S. president who is Catholic has met with the pope. But the centuries-old Vatican diplomatic corps has such VIP meetings "down to a science."
Didn't get everything you wanted for Christmas? Neither did several Catholic organizations, despite the last-minute flurry of legislation typical of a lame-duck Congress.
The farm bill that passed both houses of Congress by wide margins doesn't have money in it to protect endangered species, but it did preserve one that had been on the threatened list: bipartisanship.
Distinctly Catholic: Despite the relationship between American civil religion and the Christian faith, the state funeral of President George H.W. Bush demonstrated that the Christian church has something meaningful to say.
Conflicts over proposed budget increases to fund controversial measures at the U.S. border still threaten a possible, partial government shutdown just before the holidays. Faith groups are speaking out.
When he was running for re-election in 1992, President George H.W. Bush told Catholic News Service that he believed that a strong religious faith could provide "an extra shot of strength when you need it."
Young Voices: Like David Souter's weighing of multiple constitutional goods, we are sometimes forced to choose between two fine choices or two less-than-ideal options.
