And while it is unclear whether he will adopt a permanent congregation in Washington during his tenure, Biden’s churchgoers will provide a window into how his spiritual side aligns with his politics.
Catholicism was an integral part of Biden’s life, regularly attending Mass and attending Catholic schools from an early age. In the Catholic Church, he married his late first wife, Neilia, and peppered his political speech with quotations from Scripture, Catholic hymns, and references to the nuns and priests from which he learned in school.
He visited Holy Trinity during his time as vice president of former pres. Barack Obama. The church – according to Holy Trinity – the oldest Catholic church in Washington, was also regularly attended by the first American Catholic president, John F. Kennedy.