Pope Leo XIV told the US that immigrants have shaped the nation's future as he received the Medal of Freedom in an online ceremony with Philadelphia Friday. "Over the past two hundred and fifty years, for many peoples around the world, there has been an unwavering determination to realize the noble vision of the Founding Fathers, making America synonymous with freedom, as the country opened its doors to successive waves of immigrants, allowing them and their children to help shape the nation's future," said Leo. "It was this same love of freedom that inspired the United States in the darkest hours of the last century." Receiving the Medal of Freedom from Philadelphia and, recalling the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, connected online with the National Constitution Center, Leo