· Updated January 16, 2025 12:13 AM · 4 min read read
Vice President Joseph Biden stood at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony on Sunday (May 15) with a medal signifying American Catholicism's highest honor slung on a blue velvet rope around his neck.
The longtime Democrat turned and looked to former Speaker of the House John Boehner, a stalwart Republican who also wore the Laetare Medal that had just been awarded to them both for their efforts to work for the common good in a time of deep partisan rancor.
Vice President Joseph Biden stood at the University of Notre Dame's commencement ceremony on Sunday (May 15) with a medal signifying American Catholicism's highest honor slung on a blue velvet rope around his neck.
The longtime Democrat turned and looked to former Speaker of the House John Boehner, a stalwart Republican who also wore the Laetare Medal that had just been awarded to them both for their efforts to work for the common good in a time of deep partisan rancor.…
