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Pope congratulates Catholic Joe Biden in phone call

12 November 2020, 8:25 pm
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Pope Francis speaks with Joe Biden by telephone Thursday to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the US president-elect on his victory, the Democrat’s transition team says in a statement.

“The president-elect thanked His Holiness for extending blessings and congratulations and noted his appreciation for His Holiness’s leadership in promoting peace, reconciliation, and the common bonds of humanity around the world,” according to a readout of the call provided by Biden’s office.

Biden, 77, is only the second Catholic elected to the US presidency, after John F. Kennedy in 1960.

File: Pope Francis shakes hands with then-US vice president Joe Biden at the Vatican, April 29, 2016 (L’Osservatore Romano/Pool photo via AP)

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