Pope Calls for 'Moderation' in US Public Discourse on 250th Anniversary of Independence
The award recognizes his support for religious liberty as Philadelphia celebrates the nation's 250th birthday and tensions with the Trump administration continue.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV virtually accepted the National Constitution Center's 38th Liberty Medal from the Vatican, honoring his lifelong work promoting religious liberty during the United States' 250th anniversary.
- A delegation from the Center traveled to the Vatican in April to present the award, recognizing Pope Leo's lifelong work on freedom of conscience and expression central to the nation's founding.
- Reflecting on the Declaration of Independence, the Pope noted that "all men and women are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," arguing human dignity precedes the state.
- President Donald Trump previously called the Pope "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," while Pope Leo plans to visit migrants in Lampedusa on Independence Day.
- The Pope urged Americans to ensure founding principles "must be taken up anew in each generation," expressing hope the nation remains a "land of the free and home of the brave.
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With the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient. Awarded annually to “men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty for people around the globe,” the 38th Liberty Medal honors Pope Leo XIV “for his lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of conscience an…
Pope Receives Liberty Medal
The National Constitution Center awarded Pope Leo XIV with the Liberty Medal on Friday ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. According to the National Constitution Center, the award honors the Pope’s “lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of conscience and expression around the world—ideals enshrined by America’s founders in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” The Pope, born in Chicago, honored the nation’s foundati…
Pope Leo uses award ceremony to celebrate America’s Founders
With the United States on the cusp of celebrating 250 years independence, the first American pope was honored Friday by the National Constitution Center as its 2026 Liberty Medal recipient. Awarded annually to “men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty for people around the globe,” the 38th...
Leo XIV hopes that the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence will be the occasion for a "celebration of the commitment" to the founding ideals of the United States.
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