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Building a Common Future

In the weeks preceding the inauguration of the country's second Catholic president, the National Catholic Reporter asked other Catholic politicians, activists and scholars to offer advice to President-elect Joe Biden in a series that takes its title from Pope Francis' encyclical, Fratelli Tutti: "Building a Common Future."

Pro-life and pro-choice Catholics should work together — with President Biden — to reduce abortion demand

by Rebecca Bratten Weiss

Jan 29, 2021

Commentary: While I value the perspective of my fellow whole-life advocates and highly regard their work, I have no plans to petition the Biden-Harris administration to make abortion illegal. And this is not because I favor abortion.

Watch: Dwayne David Paul and Michael Vazquez offer advice to Biden for combating racial inequity, LGBTQ discrimination

by Brittany Wilmes

Jan 28, 2021

Watch: NCR's Olga Segura hosts a conversation with Dwayne David Paul of the Collaborative Center for Justice and Michael Vazquez of the Human Rights Campaign about the advice they'd offer to President Joe Biden.

We must revive the heart of our nation: working families

by Linda T. Sánchez

Jan 28, 2021

Commentary: To build back better, we must restore our economy so that working people and families are centered, and equality, justice and equity are prioritized for the good of all.

Protecting Mother Earth and her inhabitants should be an administration priority for Biden

by Terry Sloan

Jan 26, 2021

Commentary: I am that rarity, a Catholic Native American. With Joe Biden as president, I can now breathe, relax and have faith again in our government. But now the real work must begin. From a Native American rights perspective, I ask that our rights be once again honored and respected.

Feature Series ›

Building a Common Future

Pro-life and pro-choice Catholics should work together — with President Biden — to reduce abortion demand

Watch: Dwayne David Paul and Michael Vazquez offer advice to Biden for combating racial inequity, LGBTQ discrimination

We must revive the heart of our nation: working families

Protecting Mother Earth and her inhabitants should be an administration priority for Biden

It's time for a new start on religious issues at home and abroad

Catholic schools deserve President Biden's support

Watch: Sr. Simone Campbell and Sen. Tim Kaine offer advice to the Biden administration

Catholic social teaching calls for collaboration with Biden administration on LGBTQ policies

Biden should focus on his role of head of state to unite the country

We must restore America's moral compass to combat COVID-19

Biden must build a more equitable US education system

After violent year for LGBTQ community, Biden must pass non-discrimination protections

Video: Live with Bishop John Stowe on Building a Common Future

Biden's first 100 days full of opportunities for gun safety

Biden must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act

New administration must address inequality — especially during pandemic

Biden administration must include rural poor in his policies

Following attempted coup, Biden administration must prioritize anti-racism work

Tax and worker policies must confront the destructive 'empire of money'

How Biden can lead the US away from 'world war fought piecemeal'

So-called community policing perpetuates a throwaway culture

Editorial: Catholic advice for Biden's first 100 days

Let America be an island of mercy for immigrants, refugees