The US Presidential Medal of Freedom has been formally given to U2 frontman Bono. US President Joe Biden presented the highest American civilian honour to the U2 singer, real name Paul David Hewson, ...

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

Bono and Denzel Washington awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House - Dame Anna Wintour and Dame Jane Goodall were also honoured at the event.

Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Lionel Messi and Bono are among 19 people President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Functionally, there is no difference between the US's Medal of Freedom and the Order of Lenin awards handed out by the old ...

The citation for the award described the pope as the "People's Pope" whose "mission of serving the poor has never ceased." ...

Pope Francis is receiving the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the country's highest civilian honor, the ...

For just the third time since 1994, someone has earned a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. The last person to ...

Biden, the nation's second Catholic president, spoke with the pontiff to name him a recipient of the award, the White House ...

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on Saturday, according to the White House.

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