Pope Francis Congratulates Biden, Who Will Be The 2nd Catholic President "These are older guys in their last jobs. No one else really thought they would be here.

ROME – President Joe Biden said Friday that Pope Francis told him during a private meeting at the Vatican that he should continue to receive communion, raising doubts about the future of a ...

US President Joe Biden, left, talks to Pope Francis as they meet at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, where the world’s two ...

President Biden said Friday that Pope Francis didn’t mention abortion but told him to continue taking communion during a 90-minute meeting that reporters weren’t allowed to attend. Biden told ...

Biden had greeted Francis’ ascension to the papacy in 2013 as a hopeful sign for his church, in large part because he would become the first pope to come from the Jesuit order.

Biden, who departed from the White House in January, praised the pope for his life’s work in a USA Today op-ed headlined, "Pope Francis stood for compassion as others embraced cruelty. May mercy ...

A visibly moved President Joe Biden on Sunday took the opportunity to reflect on his close relationship with Pope Francis, praising the Catholic leader as “someone who’s provided a great ...

Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis generated some controversy in advance as the Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled plans to broadcast the meeting with Biden live and denied press access.

Biden met Francis twice when he was vice president under President Barack Obama. Their first meeting was in 2015, when the pope attended the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.

Both facing internal political challenges, President Biden and Pope Francis meet at the Vatican to discuss climate change, poverty and the pandemic. By Chris Megerian Staff Writer Oct. 29, 2021 ...

Pope Francis is greeted by President Barack Obama,first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden after arriving from Cuba Sept. 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Meeting with Pope Francis on Friday for the first time during his administration, President Biden said he was told by the pontiff that he is a “good Catholic” who should continue to receive ...