I haven’t seen this posted…the text of Pope Leo’s acceptance address for the Liberty Medal of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, July 3rd. Despite the obvious spiritual language, it contains the uplifting rhetoric some of us were hoping for on the 250th/4th celebration.

https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/july/documents/20260703-liberty-medal.html

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