USA Today, by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Cybele Mayes-Osterman: President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday.
Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, called Pope Francis to award him the medal. It’s the only time Biden has given out that specific award during his four-year term.
The pope and Biden were initially scheduled to meet next week in Rome during the president’s final trip out of the country, but the overseas visit got cancelled because of the Los Angeles wildfires.
In his call with the pope, Biden “expressed his deep regret that he was unable to visit Rome and Vatican City,” the White House said.
“They also discussed efforts to advance peace around the world, including Pope Francis’ work to alleviate suffering for vulnerable communities,” according to the White House statement.
The citation for the award describes the head of the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome who hails from Argentina as “the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere.”
“Pope Francis is unlike any who came before. Above all, he is the People’s Pope – a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world,” it says.
Prophetic Link:
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Revelation 13:11-12
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William Stroud
Friday January 17th, 2025 at 11:25 PMBroooother! Jesus please come soon.