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President in the pews: Where will Biden worship in Washington? Nation’s second Catholic president will have many options. (Carolyn Kaster | AP file photo) President-elect Joe Biden leaves after mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. By Will Weissert and Elana Schor | The Associated Press   | Jan. 1, 2021, 5:54 a.m. Wilmington, Del. • His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelo...

In this Oct. 3, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. A Biden transition team official refused to say which church Biden might attend in the nations capital or whether he might return to Delaware for services, at least to start. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a p...

2020/12/19 22:41 FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden walk from St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Churc... FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden walk from St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. Biden says Americans should be allowed to attend church during the pandemic “safely,” and his transition team has underscor...

Proximity to power is paramount, even when it comes to places of worship, and a president's public prayers tend to draw outsize attention.

President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options Proximity to power is paramount, even when it comes to places of worship, and a presidents public prayers tend to draw outsize attention. Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:39 PM EST December 19, 2020 His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind.  Yet President-elect Joe Biden enters his church, St. Joseph ...

Proximity to power is important, even when with places of worship, and a president's public prayers usually draw attention.