Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid and former president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, will receive the ‘Award of Merit for Spain” on Tuesday, the 16th, for his “defense of the unity of Spain as a moral good and his commitment against those who seek to keep the faith confined to the sacristies,” according to an announcement by the International Congress ‘Awards for Merit for Spain.’.
In addition to the Cardinal Rouco Varela, the other award recipients are the Hispanist and political scientist Marcelo Gullo Omodeo, “for his staunch defense of Hispanic culture and Spain’s role in the Americas from the very beginning.” And the Impulso y Cooperación Foundation, “for his efforts to defend constitutional rights in those parts of Spain where they are being violated.”.
Pope CEU Institute for the Study of Democracy CEU San Pablo University will hold the ‘Awards of Merit for Spain’ ceremony at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Auditorium of CEU San Pablo University (23 Julián Romea Street).
Tácito Group Essay Awards for Young People
In addition, the ‘Grupo Tácito Essay Awards for Young People’ will be presented to the best senior theses by students from Spanish universities and the Colegio Mayor Universitario de San Pablo.
This event marks the conclusion of the academic year’s activities for the Political Forum at the CEU Institute for the Study of Democracy.
Born out of the Catholic Association of Propagandists, the Tacitus Group brought together a group of professionals who set out to lay the intellectual foundations for a democratic regime and to guide the consciences of readers toward peaceful coexistence. Ten members of this group served in the first governments of President Adolfo Suárez.
