At the inauguration of the second Catholic president in U.S. history, Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan asked God to “help us under our new president to reconcile the people of our land.”

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered the invocation at a pre-inauguration memorial service Jan. 19 to honor and remember the more than 400,000 Americans who have succumbed to COVID-19.

With days left in President Trump’s term, Sister Susan Francois has followed through on her pledge to post a daily prayer, even if they have become a bit more assertive after the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Trump supporters and the marginalized. Republicans and Democrats. Catholic leaders and myself. How do I hold them all together?

We expect too much from politics, more than it can or should provide. Only prayer can transform us.