In congratulating Trump, leader of US bishops praises democracy

NEW YORK – On the day former President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, the leader of the U.S. bishops has published a statement of congratulations to the president-elect that focuses on the importance of the nation’s democracy.

“In the United States, we are fortunate to live in a democracy, and yesterday Americans went to the polls to choose who should lead our country as the next President of the United States,” Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for Military Services said in a Nov.