PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pope Leo XIV will receive the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this year.
The Villanova grad said he’s “deeply grateful” for the honor.
It will be awarded at a ceremony on Independence Mall on July 3, but the pontiff is not expected to be there in person. The Constitution Center said the pope intends to deliver live acceptance remarks virtually from the Vatican, and his speech will be livestreamed to those watching on the mall and at home on its website.
The Constitution Center said the Liberty Medal “recognizes The Holy Father’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.”