President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance.

Functionally, there is no difference between the US's Medal of Freedom and the Order of Lenin awards handed out by the old ...

The citation for the award described the pope as the "People's Pope" whose "mission of serving the poor has never ceased." ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction to Pope Francis days before leaving the White ...

Pope Francis is receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the country's highest civilian honor, the ...

Biden, the nation's second Catholic president, spoke with the pontiff to name him a recipient of the award, the White House ...

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White ...

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on Saturday, according to the White House.

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

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, recognizing him as a recipient ...

President Biden honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction ... monitor the wildfires in California. The White House said Biden bestowed the award to the pope ...