President Joe Biden has honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. It's the highest ...

Pope Francis is receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the country's highest civilian honor, the ...

Biden spoke by phone with His Holiness Pope Francis Saturday morning and "expressed his deep regret" that he was unable to ...

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

In what would have been his last overseas trip as president, Joe Biden had been set to depart for Italy Thursday night to ...

By choosing Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, the pope is sending a message to the incoming ...

President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White ...

The pontiff has been celebrated for "his mission of serving the poor" and as a "welcoming leader" who "reaches out to ...

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White ...

The White House said President Biden bestowed the award to Pope Francis during a phone call in which they also discussed efforts to promote peace and alleviate suffering around the world.