Joe Biden attended his first Mass as the president, choosing Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood.
The country’s second Catholic president was accompanied to church by his son Hunter and his granddaughters Maisy, 20, and Finnegan, 21.
In a short exchange with reporters waiting outside, Biden said that the service was ‘lovely.’
Biden’s motorcade stopped on the way back to the White House as Hunter picked up an order from Call Your Mother Deli.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the new President hadn’t yet settled on a home church in the capital but added that she expects Biden to attend services regularly during his term.
In Delaware, Biden’s home state, he and his wife, first lady Jill, were regulars at St. Joseph in Greenville.
On the morning of Biden’s inauguration, he and his family attended a service at one of the churches in Washington, the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
Because the pandemic is still surging in the capital, the president is expected to see small crowds anywhere he goes.
The current rules in the District of Columbia limit gatherings at houses of worship to only 250 people or 25 percent of capacity, whichever is less.
Biden has vowed that he would get 100 million shots administered within his first 100 days as president.
However, Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Vacerra could not provide an answer on when every American who wants a jab will be able to receive one.
Dana Bash of CNN asked Becerra: “The Biden administration is saying the federal government will have a much heavier hand. So give that, what is the timeline, what is the goal for people to get fully vaccinated – anybody who wants it – to have one?”
Becerra answered: “Well it’s a partnership hand, it won’t be a heavy hand because we have to work with our state and local partners and…”
“Can you give a timeline?” Bash interjected.
“Well I first have to be sworn in to give you a timeline,” she replied before saying the Biden administration will give “straight-shot” information.
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