Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pope Leo XIV delivered remarks after receiving the 38th annual Liberty Medal at a public ceremony held at The National Constitution Center on July 3, 2026, the eve of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, outside the Center on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. The award 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.

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