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

President Joe Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 19 people on Saturday, ...

The president intended to present the award in person, but canceled in order to monitor the devastation in California.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction ... during his presidency. Biden himself is a recipient of the ...

President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. It’s the highest civilian ...

President Joe Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... himself is a recipient, having been presented with the medal by then-President Barack Obama ...

Mitt Romney, R-Utah. Biden himself received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2017 during the final days of the Obama administration. Then-President Barack Obama surprised Biden with the award ...