Unlike that of his only Catholic predecessor in the job, John F. Kennedy, Biden’s Catholicism, White said, “was embedded both in his persona growing up, in the tragedies that have marked his life. It is a huge part of his persona, in a way that’s unlike Kennedy, who was quite private.”

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President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal ... This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: After nixed trip to Vatican City, Biden awards Pope Francis the highest US civilian honor

President Joe Biden on Wednesday cancelled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California.

Signs of the times. John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden, both Catholic U.S. Presidents, marked distinct eras in American Catholicism, revealing deep cultural and political divides as the church grapples with its role in a polarized nation.

Biden’s team struggled in the final days and weeks of his term, as it did for four years, to drive a message that might capture the country’s attention and bolster a battered legacy.

Joe Biden canceled his final overseas trip as U.S. President to oversee the response to the ongoing wildfires in California.

Cuba has started releasing some prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state spons

President Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the ...

The award comes after Biden was forced to cancel a trip to the Vatican this weekend to monitor the devastating wildfires in California.