Patrick’s and a member of the Paulist order, was the main celebrant and was joined by the parish rector, the Rev. The Bidens sat in the last row that had been roped off as “Reserved” and entered quietly, just after Mass had begun. As such, Biden received Communion in the pope’s archdiocese.Ībout 30 people attended the Mass, and security guards ringed the aisles. Patrick’s parish is technically in the pope’s archdiocese. The pope technically is the bishop of Rome, and while he delegates day-to-day administration to his vicar, St. While Biden regularly receives Communion in his home dioceses in Washington and Delaware, it was significant that he also received Communion in Rome. The president stopped in between events at the Group of 20 world leaders’ summit taking place in the city this weekend. upset with his position on abortion.īiden and his wife, Jill, visited the English-speaking church that is the main place of worship for the American Catholic community in Rome and is located near the U.S. Patrick’s Church during Saturday Vigil Mass, a day after saying Pope Francis told him he should continue to partake in the sacrament, despite the opposition of some conservatives in the U.S. ROME – President Joe Biden received Communion at St.

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