Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...

President Barack Obama awarded Michael Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his time in the White House.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...

The Liturgy of the Eucharist is being read at the funeral of Pope Francis -- which is where bread and wine are consecrated, becoming the body and blood of Jesus Christ. It is a central act of worship ...

Former president Joe Biden, just the second Catholic to ever serve as president of the United States, joined his successor President Donald Trump at the funeral of Pope Francis today. Biden was seated ...

Pope Francis was unlike any of his predecessors, not least because he was the first to write an autobiography while still in office, writes Catherine Pepinster. But while he used the book to admit his ...

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

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung confirmed the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky and said they "met pr ...

As the funeral of Pope Francis begins, a choir can be heard singing an antiphon in Latin, a short verse which is ...

Former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden will attend Pope Francis's funeral, reflecting their close bond.

Former US president, Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday to pay a ...