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

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

U2 singer Bono is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 4. Tom Brenner/Getty Share I write to comment on the continuing ...

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

Advertisement Biden earlier this month bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, but this marks the first time he has handed out the honor with Distinction. "The Presidential ...

However, Birkenfeld never received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His name is not on a list of recipients compiled by the Congressional Research Service. The response to the question in the ...

Bush (l) presents Pope John Paul II with the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Sala Clementina, June 4, 2004, in Vatican City. (photo: TIM SLOAN / AFP via Getty Images) ...

The award given to the pope follows a ceremony last weekend for 19 other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, not all of whom were looked on favorably. Along with a few celebrities ...

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