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VAN THUAN PRIZES FOR SOLIDARITY AND DEVELOPMENT

September 15, 2009

VATICAN CITY, 15 SEP 2009 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office a conference was held to present the forthcoming second award of the Van Thuan Prize and of the Van Thuan – Solidarity and Development Prizes. Participating in today’s meeting were Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Msgr. Marco Frisina, director of the choir of the diocese of Rome and author of a composition in honour of Cardinal Van Thuan entitled: “Sentieri della speranza” (Paths of Hope).

The Van Thuan Prize is awarded to people who have distinguished themselves in the promotion and defence of human rights.

The award ceremony itself will take place tomorrow, 16 September, at Palazzo Colonna in Rome, on the seventh anniversary of the death of Cardinal Francois- Xavier Van Thuan, whose beatification cause was opened in 2007. The Vietnamese cardinal was Cardinal Martino’s predecessor at the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

The 2009 Van Thuan Prize will be awarded to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg for his efforts to defend the right to life and religious freedom.

The Van Thuan – Solidarity and Development Prizes, to the value of 15,000 euros each, will be given to four humanitarian projects:

- The Skills Development Centre for the Blind run by Fr. Carlo Velardo S.D.B. in Pakkred, Thailand.

- The ALAS project of the “Caminos de Libertad” Foundation in the archdiocese of Bogota, Colombia, for the building of a national centre for pastoral care in penitentiaries.

- The Non-profit Organisation “Cooperazione Missionaria e Sviluppo” run by Msgr. Andrea Vece at the Our Lady of Fatima parish in Salerno, Italy.

- “ROCHER L’oasis des cites”, an association dedicated to educational and social projects at the service of inhabitants of “difficult” neighbourhoods of French cities.

Posted by George Vogt · Filed Under Pro-Life 

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One Response to “VAN THUAN PRIZES FOR SOLIDARITY AND DEVELOPMENT”

  1. Ha T. Nguyen on November 9th, 2009 11:36 am

    Good morning,

    I don’t know that The Van Thuan can be changed to Cardinal Thuan or Francoir Xavier Thuan or not. The Van in Vietnamese name almost means nothing. At the time he was born. Van is very common middle name for boys and Thi is common middle name for girls. Most of us as Vietnames can tell the gender of a person by using this logic without prefix Mr. and Mrs.

    I hope that the Vatican will name Him as Saint Francoir Thuan if he becomes Saint in the future.

    This is my humble opinion.

    May God’s Grace and Blessing be with you.

    Best regards,

    Ha T. Nguyen

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