Bridge over troubled waters :Joe Biden could bring Catholics together, not only in the US

Washington D.C., Feb 11, 2021 / 05:00 pm MT (CNA).- A former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) warned that pro-lifers should be concerned about President Biden’s pick for the position.

The military coup in Myanmar has revived pro-democracy demonstrations in neighbouring Thailand.

US President Joe Biden may be Catholic, but he is pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, and pro-transgender rights, putting him at odds with the U.S. bishops, who have set up a task force for dealing with the new president -- and questions have been raised about how a meeting between Pope Francis and Biden might play out – and whether the pontiff will take a hard line with the president on life issues.

Joe Biden has issued three executive orders to overturn Trump-era immigration policies. The orders aim to reunite parents separated from their children at the border, tackle the root causes of immigration and evaluate the existing immigration system in America. In his first order, Biden established an interagency task force to be chaired by the Secretary

Catholic and pro-life leaders condemned the White House’s planned repeal of the Mexico City Policy on Thursday.

Over a third of Biden's cabinet nominees may be Catholic, but it won't affect their politics, says Ferdie Rous

In two letters, politicians, senior clergy and heads of aid organisations from around the world urged US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to end their economic sanctions on Syria. Citing an appeal at the end of December from the UN Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercieve Measures, Prof. Alena Douhan, they called