Evangelium Vitae Medal
The Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal is the nation's most important lifetime achievement award for heroes in the pro-life movement, honoring individuals whose outstanding efforts have served to proclaim the Gospel of Life by steadfastly affirming and defending the sanctity of human life from its earliest stages. Announced annually on Respect Life Sunday (the first Sunday of October), the Evangelium Vitae Medal consists of a specially commissioned medal and $10,000 prize, which is presented at a spring banquet.
The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame will present the 2023 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of Politics at Princeton University and the founding director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, at a celebration on April 29. The celebration will begin with a Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, followed by a reception and dinner in the South Dining Hall.
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About the Medal
Read more about the medal’s design and significance.
Medal Recipients
Learn more about past Evangelium Vitae Medal recipients.