The Library of Congress will serve as the setting for the Inaugural Spirit of Francis Dinner in Washington DC to honor Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C. on May 25. The Catholic Extension Spirit of Francis Award recognizes an individual or group who has made a significant impact on the mission of the Catholic Church in  America through service or philanthropy. Spirit of Francis Award recipients are laudable for their commitment “to reach out to the margins of society” in the spirit of  St.  Francis of Assisi, Pope  Francis,  and the founder of  Catholic  Extension, Father  Francis  Clement Kelley. The Spirit of Francis Award was first presented in 2014 to best-selling author, Mary Higgins Clark in New York City. Since then, the award dinner has been held annually in Chicago, Houston and recently in New York honoring Timothy Cardinal Dolan, the Archbishop of New York for his commitment to the church in Cuba.

Link to tickets: catholicextension.org