President Joe Biden, center, Vice President Kamala Harris, right, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, at the 60th inaugural ceremonies on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (photo: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post / Getty )

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

During an interview Friday on WLRN's South Florida Roundup, former Miami Congressman Joe Garcia commented on the recent developments surrounding the Biden Administration lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.

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.

Cuba has released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from jail, as part of a Cuban government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican

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 ...

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

President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birthright citizenship and climate.