Premio San Giovanni Paolo II

PREMIO SAN GIOVANNI PAOLO II

The Premio promotes knowledge about the thought and activity of St. John Paul II and his influence on the life of the Catholic Church and various fields of human activity, such as cultural, social, political, or economic.

ABOUT THE AWARD

The "Premio San Giovanni Paolo II" was established to promote knowledge about the thought and activity of St. John Paul II and his influence on the life of the Catholic Church and various fields of human activity, such as cultural, social, political, or economic. It is awarded by the Vatican John Paul II Foundation based in Rome, at least every two years.

Premio San Giovanni Paolo II award sculpture

The award is international in character and honors individuals and institutions that excel in scientific, artistic, cultural, educational, and social work, promoting values and ideas present in the teaching and propagated by John Paul II.

The award recognizes and supports those who continue and develop the spiritual and scientific legacy of St. John Paul II, contributing to the good of various communities and the moral good of humanity.

The award includes a financial honorarium of 30,000 euros. The amount of the honorarium may change.

I am a son of a Nation that has survived the most terrible experiences of history, whose neighbors repeatedly condemned it to death - and it remained alive and remained itself. It preserved its own identity and in the midst of partitions and occupation, its own sovereignty as a Nation - not based on physical power, but on its own culture, which proved to be greater than those.

John Paul II, UNESCO, Paris - June 2, 1980

John Paul II Justice and Peace Centre

Mons. Jacques (Julian Yacoub) MOURAD

AWARD CHAPTER

The Award Chapter consists of recognized individuals - cardinals, bishops, professors, and experts from various environments - who command great moral and intellectual authority.

Card.Kurt Koch

Chairman of the Award Chapter of the John Paul II Foundation. Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity since 2022.

Card.Stanisław Dziwisz

Secretary to Pope John Paul II from 1978-2005, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków from 2005-2016, Cardinal Priest since 2006. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.

Archbp.Marek Jędraszewski

Deputy Chairman of the Polish Bishops' Conference from 2014-2024, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków since 2017.

BpSławomir Oder Doctor

Doctor of both laws, Bishop of the Diocese of Gliwice, postulator of the beatification and canonization process of John Paul II.

Prof.Helen Alford Dean

Dean of social sciences at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Prof.Carl Anderson

Lawyer, thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (KoFC) elected in 2000. Previously served as Assistant Supreme Secretary and Supreme Secretary.

Prof.Daniel Arasa

Dean of the Faculty of Institutional Social Communication, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Consultant to the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.

Prof. Dr.Michaela C. Hastetter

Theologian, holds the chair of pastoral theology and religious education at the Catholic University ITI in Trumau, teaches at the Albert-Ludwig University in Freiburg.

Prof.Roberto Morozzo della Rocca

Associate Professor of Contemporary History at Roma Tre University. In recent years, he has researched the topic of war and peace in Europe, Africa, and Latin America in the 20th century.

Prof.Michał Paluch

Dominican lecturer at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Master of Sacred Theology since June 23, 2023.

Msgr.Paweł Ptasznik

Close collaborator of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. From 2001 to 2022, responsible for the work of the Polish section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Since 2007, rector of the Church of St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr in Rome.