"Economy and Society” award announced by the Centesimus Annus—Pro Pontifice Foundation
(VIS) – This morning in a press conference held in the Holy See Press Office, Cardinal
Domenico Calcagno, president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic
See, presented the first winners of an international competition on “Economy and Society”.
The prize for this first edition was awarded jointly to two books: “Ciudadania, migraciones
y religion. Un dialogo etico desde la fe cristiana.” (Citizenship, Migration, and
Religion: Ethical Dialogue from the Christian Faith) by Professor Julio Luis Martinez
Martinez, S.J., and "L'economia del bene comune", (The Economy of the Common Good)
by Professor Stefano Zamagni. The “Economy and Society” award was created by the Centesimus
Annus—Pro Pontifice Foundation to promote awareness of the Catholic Church's social
doctrine. Fr. Martinez teaches Moral Theology and Social and Political Philosophy
at the Pontifical University of Comillas in Madrid, Spain and has been rector of the
same institution for the past year. His publications focus on bioethics and the relationship
between religion, politics, and emigration. Professor Zamagni, an Italian, teaches
Political Economy at the University of Bologna and the Bologna campus of the American
institute, Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of many books and manuals on
economics and the history of economics. He has spoken frequently on the cultural debate
over issues such as the family, multiculturalism, and the laity.