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Environmental Activist Sharon Lavigne to Receive Notre Dame's 2022 Laetare Medal
March 27, 2022
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 27 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news:

Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2022 Laetare Medal -- the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics -- at Notre Dame's 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday).

Lavigne is the founder and director of Rise St. James -- a faith-based grassroots organization fighting for enviro . . .

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