The deal, which comes less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, also includes rolling back a 2017 memorandum issued during his first term.

In what would have been his last overseas trip as president, Joe Biden had been set to depart for Italy Thursday night to meet with Pope Francis.

Biden was set to travel to Rome from Jan. 9–12 at Pope Francis’ invitation. His audience with the Holy Father was set for Jan. 10.

President Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, to “remain focused on directing the full federal response” in the wake of the devastating wildfires raging in California.

Pope Francis petted a canine circus performer after it jumped through hoops during Wednesday's general audience in the Paul VI hall.

Wednesday saw a significant news development on the global stage as Israel and Hamas reached a tentative agreement on a ceasefire and the probable return of hostages held by the terror group for over a year. This was a deeply significant development and one involving the White House and the Biden administration.

Jan. 9 (UPI) --White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden nixed a trip to the Vatican to see Pope Francis this week so he could remain focused on the ...

President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los Angeles area,

WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome this week as previously planned to meet with Pope Francis and ... White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that after ...