The qualifications for the award were based upon demonstrated dedication to the innovative development and delivery of legal services to the poor in one of the 14 pro bono districts of Indiana.
Demonstrated dedication was the qualification the award was based on.
Pil?­grims would climb the 216 steps of the Via Sancta on their knees to get to the shrines halfway up the hillside, which include the Cha?­pelle Mira?­cu?­leuse de Notre-Dame with its statue of the Black Vir?­gin and the 12th-century basilica.