And even in the closing days, came another: Biden’s planned trip to see Pope Francis, the likeminded leader of the ... Eizenstat argued he sees a silver lining to the funeral coming now. “If Jimmy Carter had to die – and of course everybody does ...

COMMENTARY: The late president played a vital but often overlooked role, alongside Pope John Paul II, in keeping moral pressure on the Soviet Union and other repressive regimes.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.

President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming visit to Italy — what would have been the final diplomatic trip of his presidency and which included a planned meeting with Pope Francis — in ...