President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the White House said Jan. 11.
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Father Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries, Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
A White House audience watched Jesuit Father Greg Boyle receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a May 3 ceremony, but the crowd that likely had the most cheers for the 69-year-old priest was back in Los Angeles.
Sister Campbell, Trumka, 15 Others Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sister Simone Campbell, a longtime advocate for economic justice and health care policy, and late labor leader Richard Trumka received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in a White House ceremony.