There’s been some discussion about @JoeBiden’s Catholic faith recently. I want to take a minute and relate a story from early 2013, when I served under President @BarackObama and Vice President Biden as Ambassador to Germany.

The Vice President agreed to come to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference, the biggest annual security conference in the world, and to see Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, in addition to countless smaller asks (he helped us in every conceivable way, and never said no).

After seeing Chancellor Merkel, I rode with @JoeBiden from Berlin to Munich. It was then I thanked him for being so generous with his time and efforts.

He responded, “Phil, I only have one request in return.”

It was a simple request: could I help him find a Catholic priest in Munich to say mass for him and his family? (This was just an ordinary Sunday, mind you, one that most Catholics are all too quick to skip, especially if traveling.)

Of course, I told him we’d find one.

We scrambled and found an English-speaking priest to say mass in a hotel room. The VP, members of his family, and a few colleagues attended.

It was an experience I’ll never forget. I was particularly struck how prayerful & reverential the Vice President remained throughout mass.

I know first-hand how seriously @JoeBiden takes his faith, and how that faith has guided his lifetime of public service.

I can’t wait to have that type of leadership in the White House.