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

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

The medal is much smaller than today's medals and is solid gold, while those awarded these days are silver with gold plating.

SCHUYLER — Aquinas Catholic wrestling ... The sophomore collected the first two gold medals of his career and three silver medals in five individual tournaments this season. " ...

miraculous medal blessed virgin mary Charles Lewis Charles Lewis writes from Toronto. He is also this year’s recipient of the Archbishop Adam Exner Award, given by the (Canadian) Catholic Civil ...

Bonauto, was also awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal on Thursday. Bonauto, who was also raised Catholic, is the senior director of civil rights and legal strategies for GLBTQ Legal ...

The International Olympic Committee will replace the 10 medals that American swimmer Gary Hall Jr. lost when the California wildfires destroyed his home last week, IOC president Thomas Bach said ...

Support for religious liberty among Americans grew over the past year in most categories, according to the 2024 Religious Freedom Index survey from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty ...

Former Team USA swimmer Gary Hall Jr., who earned 10 Olympic medals during his career, will be provided with replicas of those medals after he lost them in the deadly California wildfires ...

Some of the medals from the Paris Olympics seem to be quickly losing their shine. The French mint told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it is replacing a number of medals from the 2024 Paris ...

BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S. soil, is being auctioned off as part of hundreds of lots ...

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...