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.”

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

COMMENTARY: A president’s choice of farewell is often more about symbolism than substance — a final effort to underscore priorities and help shape the narrative of a legacy.

The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.

Cuba has released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from jail, as part of a Cuban government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican

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

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.

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden notified Congress of his plans to remove Cuba from the United States' list of state sponsors of terror, in a goodwill gesture the outgoing administration says is meant to help facilitate the release of political prisoners.

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.

On Tuesday, the U.S. government said it notified Congress about the intent to lift the designation of Cuba as part of a deal facilitated by the Vatican ... of them before Biden's administration ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential ... Biden "expressed his deep regret that he was unable to visit Rome and Vatican City," the White House said.