WASHINGTON, DC – On January 4, President Joe Biden presented the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 ... This distinguished honor is the highest award a civilian can receive ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction ... Instead, Biden bestowed the award on the pope during a phone call in which they also discussed efforts to ...

US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said. It was the ...

The White House announced the honor after Mr. Biden spoke to Pope Francis on Saturday and informed him of the award. It was the first time during Mr. Biden’s term that he had awarded the medal ...

Francis' commitment to "serving the poor" and his life with the Jesuits made him deserving of the medal, according to the citation of the award from the White House. "A challenging teacher ...

President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction ... the Pope this morning to tell him about the award. The two also “discussed efforts to advance ...

President Biden honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian award given by the president, on Saturday, saying the pontiff was a "light of ...

Joe Biden awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis, a personal marker of his Roman Catholic faith after devastating fires in California prompted the president to cancel a Vatican ...

Francis' commitment to "serving the poor" and his life with the Jesuits made him deserving of the medal, according to the citation of the award from the White House. In this June 14, 2024 ...

He stressed that the medal was created to award patriots who have done "a great service" for the country and not those who would further a president's political agenda. We think the political ...