COMMENTARY: Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

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

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

President Joe Biden has honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. It's the highest ...

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