Award Ceremony of the Prize "Árvore da Vida - Padre Manuel Antunes" to João Manuel Duque

On September 15, João Manuel Duque, Pro-Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) and President of the Braga Regional Centre, will receive the "Árvore da Vida - Padre Manuel Antunes" Award.

The public session to present the Prize established by the National Secretariat of the Pastoral of Culture, will include an analysis of his work and of the "most relevant aspects of his thought", by João Carlos Loureiro, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. This will be followed by an intervention on "the main problems and perspectives in the current situation of theology", by the Pro-Rector.

D. João Lavrador, president of the Episcopal Commission for Culture, Cultural Goods and Social Communications and Comendador Ilídio Pinho will be responsible for delivering the award at the Espaço Vita, in Braga.