There was tremendous, albeit unintentional, cultural clarity in two late-term actions Joe Biden took before the end of his presidency. Call it the tale of two medals.

There was tremendous, albeit unintentional, cultural clarity in two late-term actions Joe Biden took before the end of his presidency. Call it the tale of two medals.

President Joe Biden presented a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction on Saturday to the leader of his own church, Pope Francis. Biden praised the Catholic leader for being a “light of faith, ...

Bush (l) presents Pope John Paul II with the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Sala Clementina, June 4, 2004, in Vatican City. (photo: TIM SLOAN / AFP via Getty Images) ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction ... Instead, Biden bestowed the award on the pope during a phone call in which they also discussed efforts to ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope ... Rather than the usual award ceremony, in which the president places the award around the neck of the ...

US President ... Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian honor granted by the president. The White House in a statement on Saturday said Biden bestowed the award to the pope ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during ... according to the White House. The award is the highest civilian honor a president can ...