The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops awarded Little Sisters of the Poor the “People of Life” Award at their annual Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference on July 28 in Charleston, South Carolina.At the dinner and awards ceremony, Deirdre McQuade, assistant director for policy and communications at the

USCCB, presented the mission and charism of the Little Sisters of the Poor, referring to our apostolate as a “round the clock witness to the Culture of Life.”
She added that award recipients are often the “unsung heroes” of the pro-life movement.Cardinal Sean O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., presented Mother Provincial Loraine Marie with the crystal engraved award which read:

People of Life
The Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
recognizes the outstanding leadership of

Little Sisters of the Poor
dedicated to serving the elderly and vulnerable
Presented this 28th day of July 2014 at the
National Meeting of Diocesan Pro-Life Directors

“We are a people of life because God, in his unconditional love,
has given us the Gospel of Life … and we are called to act accordingly.”
Saint John Paul II