The Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) is pleased to announce that senior fellow Mary Rice Hasson will receive the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, a papal honor bestowed by Pope Leo XIV for distinguished service to the Catholic Church.
Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, will confer the Cross on Mary and fellow honorees in a private ceremony next month. The Diocese celebrated the honors, stating that it “rejoices that our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has bestowed Papal Honors,” as the diocese concludes its “50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee.”
Mary Rice Hasson is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at EPPC. She co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology.
The award was first established by Pope Leo XIII in 1888 as part of his golden jubilee as a priest. It was bestowed upon the men and women who had helped to make the jubilee and Vatican Exposition successful. It became a permanent award in 1898.
ABOUT Mary Rice HassonKate O’Beirne Senior Fellow
Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., is the Kate O’Beirne Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., where she co-founded and directs the Person and Identity Project, an initiative that equips parents and faith-based institutions to promote the truth about the human person and counter gender ideology. She is also currently a Visiting Fellow for the Veritas Center at Franciscan University. An attorney and policy expert, Mary has been a three-time keynote speaker for the Holy See during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and serves as a consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, for the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth and the Committee on Religious Liberty.
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