Jimmy Carter is the only president in American history whose time in office overlapped with three popes: Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II.

If Jesus is right about the gospel, Jimmy Carter is in heaven. And so are a lot of other people—a number no man can count—who were wrong on some or another serious political or moral or social question. As a matter of fact, I think that description will include every human being there, except for the one actually sitting on the judgment seat.

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[email protected]. Jimmy Carter’s sainthood papers must be on their way to Rome. Considering his White House successors, Baptist Carter’s canonization by the Vatican wouldn’t be at all ...

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The impact of his single-term foreign policy is still felt around the globe. A generous description of former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy track record during his four tumultuous years ...

Former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, about a year after his wife and former first lady Rosalynn Carter died on Nov. 19, 2023 at 96 years old. Following his national ...

Held at the Washington National Cathedral, the service included the hymns “Come Thou Almighty King,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Be Still My Soul.” The choir also sang “Eternal Father, Strong to Save, ” also known as the “The Navy Hymn,” in honor of Carter’s service in the Navy.

Carter’s impulse to heal and seek peace was evident on his second day in office, when he pardoned all who had left the country to evade the Vietnam War draft. He went on to conclude the historic Camp David Accords and a later treaty bringing peace and establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt.

As may now be apparent, I disagree with my colleague Michael Sean Winters who wrote that James Earl Carter Jr. was a failed politician. It is a mistake to equate Carter's nonelection with being a political failure.

Fr. Pablo Migone, Vicar for Mission Advancement for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah and pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Port Wentworth and Corpus Christi in Pooler, was in the crowd that day, and chronicled the experience in a blog post then, which he reposted the day Carter died at 100 on Dec. 29, 2024.