Their sad, shared legacy is that both men have diminished their high offices.

President Joe Biden on Saturday awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor. Biden handed out Medals of Freedom to 19 people earlier this month,

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 has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

AJ columnist Rogelio Medina on the way to Narita, Japan onboard Japan Airlines. THANKS to the nice and courteous service from Japan Airlines, I was well taken care of

The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John G. Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington Jan. 20, 2025. (OSV News photo/Morry Gash, pool via ReutersReuters)

Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House, becoming the 47th president four years after he left office.

Donald Trump hailed the dawn of a "golden age" for the United States as he was sworn in as the country's 47th president on Monday. "The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world," he said.

Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation's 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release comes early on Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.