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Former President Joe Biden returns to St. Croix for the holidays and attends Mass in Christiansted

CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix — Former President Joe Biden is back on St. Croix for the holiday season, continuing a pattern of year-end visits that has become familiar to residents in recent years. On Sunday, Dec. 28, Biden was seen at Holy Cross Catholic Church in downtown Christiansted, where he participated in Mass. The appearance adds to a streak of recent holiday-season time spent on St. Croix, where Biden has repeatedly ushered in the New Year with family. The island has long been part of the Biden family’s holiday routine, dating back to his vice-presidential years, when he spent New Year’s on St. Croix in both 2015 and 2016. During his presidency, St. Croix again became a regular year-end destination. In late December 2022, the White House announced Biden and First Lady Jill Biden would spend the New Year on the Big Island with family, marking his first visit to the territory as a sitting president. The following season, as Crucian Christmas Festival preparations ramped up, publi...