Pope Francis Congratulates Biden, Who Will Be The 2nd Catholic President

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President-elect Joe Biden spoke Thursday morning with Pope Francis. The two met in Washington, D.C., in 2015.





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How Joe Biden’s Faith Shapes His Politics

Known as a deeply devout person of faith, Biden often delivers speeches with references to biblical language or the pope.

In the final week of the presidential campaign, for example, Biden quoted an anti-populism passage from the pope’s most recent encyclical.