President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Saturday from the White House after he missed a scheduled trip to the Vatican in ...

Former President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, said Pope Francis was "unlike any who came before him," adding that "I am better ...

Pope Francis was unlike any of his predecessors, not least because he was the first to write an autobiography while still in ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call in January 2025.

Biden awarded Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom before he left office, and spoke movingly of the “People’s Pope.” “He was unlike any who came before him. Pope Francis will be remembered as one ...

“Which means that all of us who loved Francis need to step up,” Biden wrote. “Francis wasn’t the only one chosen by God’s ...

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White House press release said. The honor is the highest civilian award in ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday ...