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Pope to give Mattarella Paul VI Prize on May 29

Award for furthering religious meaning in the world

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 19 - The Pope Paul VI Institute of Brescia has decided to award its prestigious Paul VI International Prize for the promotion of religious ideas to the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, the institute said Wednesday.
    It said Pope Francis will present Mattarella with the award on 29 May, the day dedicated to the liturgical memory of Saint Paul VI and shortly before the 60th anniversary of his election to the Pontificate, on 21 June 1963.
    The Paul VI International Prize (Italian: Premio Internazionale Paolo VI) is a prize founded in 1979 by the Paul VI Institute in Brescia, and named in honour of Pope Paul VI, who served as head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in August 1978.
    The prize is awarded to individuals or institutions "who, with their studies and their works, have contributed to the growth of the religious meaning in the world." Palermo-born Mattarella, 81, is a practising Catholic and second longest-serving president behind Giorgio Napolitano.
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