(Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the ... supporters and allies, in recent weeks.

The appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego to succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory as the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is a not-so-subtle message from Pope Francis: The Catholic Church ...

Biden, who is only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, spoke with the Pope by phone on Saturday to tell him he was ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Pope Francis in Savelletri, Puglia, Italy, June 14, 2024. (Kevin ...

One of Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility. In his new ...

In this photo posted to his X account, President Biden is shown presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to His Holiness Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, 2025. President Biden/X ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving ... The White House shared a photo of Biden in the Oval Office alongside the medal.

Jan. 11 (UPI) --Pope Francis is receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the country's highest civilian honor, the White House confirmed Saturday. President Joe Biden ...

Pope Francis kicked off the first Saturday jubilee audience of 2025 by urging pilgrims to embrace hope as a divine strength that enables new beginnings, drawing inspiration from St. John the Baptist.

Pope Francis recently said that "fake news" was the root cause of the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump last year. The Catholic News Agency reported on the pontiff’s ...

Pope Francis told a group of children receiving treatment for cancer in Poland they are “witnesses of hope” to those around them. During a Jan. 10 audience at the Vatican, the pope greeted ...