WASHINGTON D.C. (CNA/EWTN News)—Bishops in the United States called on Catholics to pray for elected officials following the 2016 presidential election, and exhorted them to work for unity and to promote the common good.
“Now is the moment to move toward the responsibility of governing for the common good of all citizens,” stated Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, following Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s electoral victory.