Awards Archives

Mother Teresa Award honors those who fight modern slavery

Church in Asia
Nov 6, 2019

From organ trafficking to sex slavery, the types of human trafficking plaguing the world were highlighted during the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards on Nov. 3.

Institute honors Archbishop Gregory for leadership, ‘healing presence’

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Nov 3, 2019

When Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory was installed as the seventh archbishop of Washington May 21, he joined the local church in the nation’s capital in preaching a message of healing and hope.

Julie Asher, CNS national editor, wins St. Francis de Sales Award

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 16, 2018

Julie Asher is the recipient of the 2018 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.

Nun wins prestigious $1 million prize for work with refugees

Global Church
Oct 14, 2017

On Wednesday October 11, Regis University presented the Opus Prize which includes one million dollars, to Sister Marilyn Lacey for her work in South Sudan and Haiti. All of the finalists work in difficult situations bringing hope to the hopeless.

A pope who shuns awards set for a big one on Friday

Church
May 5, 2016

ROME — Not that Pope Francis probably needs additional accolades, but on Friday he’s set to receive a big one anyway: The prestigious Charlemagne Prize, awarded each year to individuals or institutions for their service to European unification. Technically, he’ll become the first pontiff to receive the award since it

Top honors for Crux spirituality columnist

Life
Aug 31, 2015

Crux’s Margery Eagan took home top honors at the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia Saturday, winning praise for excellence in religion commentary for her “On Spirituality” column. Judges awarded Eagan First Place for three columns: one chronicling her experience on a silent Ignatian retreat, another exploring end-of-life conversations,