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.

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.”

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.

The Vatican’s three-way dialogue with Cuba and ... It's an honor that the Catholic President Joe Biden bestowed on Francis this past week in the only such award “with distinction” of his ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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.