Singer Dolly Parton declined receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times, twice from U.S. President-elect Donald ...

President Joe Biden presented a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction on Saturday to the leader of his own church, ...

The White House said President Biden bestowed the award to Pope Francis during a phone call in which they also discussed ...

Francis is the first person to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction since President Barack Obama bestowed the honor on then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2017 at the end of his ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... a recipient of the award with distinction, recognized when he was vice president by then-President Barack Obama in a surprise ...

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

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

Biden had been scheduled to present the medal to the pope in person but canceled his travel plans due to the California ...