WASHINGTON DC- On January 12, President Joe Biden conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Pope Francis, recognizing the pontiff’s profound influence and global contributions.

Michael Pham is the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV. And in another first, Pham is the first person of Vietnamese descent to be made a diocesan bishop in the U.S.

Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders Summit on day two of the 50th G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia on June 14, 2024, in Fasano, Italy.

During both of his campaigns, current President Donald J. Trump aggressively courted Christians, netting support from 48% of Protestants, including 72% of white evangelicals, and 52% of Catholics.

The Gary Chamber of Commerce will host former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly this month. Donnelly, also a former Democratic ...

It will be a very meaningful moment." Former President Joe Biden, a Catholic, commented: "May God bless Pope Leo XIV of Illinois. Jill and I congratulate him and wish him success." What's Happens ...

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and ...

Church officials complained after several men on the grounds of two Inland Empire Catholic churches were detained by immigration enforcement officers.

President Joe Biden made Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation ... One of the big foreign policy questions facing Leo, history's first American pope, was whether he would continue renewing ...

Explore how Pope Leo turns to American Catholic conservatives amid Vatican's financial struggles, looking to stabilize the Church's strained budget.