Laureate 2024: JP2 Justice and Peace Centre
Premio San Giovani Paolo II
The John Paul Vatican II Foundation established the Premio San Giovani Paolo II to honour individuals, organisations or initiatives that, in their scientific, cultural and social activities, make use of the teaching or inspiration of Saint John Paul II and contribute to the promotion of his legacy in the Church and the world.
John Paul II Justice and Peace Centre (JPIIJPC) was established in 2007 to respond to the initiatives of the St. John Paul II „Ecclesia in Africa”. The Centre was named after John Paul II to keep alive the teaching of our late Holy Father who so tirelessly preached the Gospel call of peace and justice, especially in his „Ecclesia in Africa” document after the First African Synod 1994.
President of the Chapter of the John Paul II Foundation Award. Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity since 2022.
Secretary to Pope John Paul II from 1978 to 2005, Archbishop Metropolitan of Kraków from 2005 to 2016, Cardinal Presbyter since 2006. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle.
Deputy President of the Polish Bishops' Conference from 2014 to 2024, Archbishop Metropolitan of Krakow since 2017.
Doctor of Laws, Bishop of the Diocese of Gliwice, postulator of the process of beatification and canonization of John Paul II.
Dean of Social Sciences at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), President of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
Lawyer, thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Order of Knights of Columbus (KofC) elected in 2000. Prior to this he served as Assistant Supreme Secretary and Supreme Secretary.
Dean of the Faculty of Institutional Social Communication, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Consultor to the Vatican Dicastery of Communication.
Theologian, holds the Chair of Pastoral Theology and Religious Education at the Catholic University ITI in Trumau, and teaches at the University of Albert-Ludwig in Freiburg.
Superior professor of contemporary history at Roma Tre University. In recent years he has researched the theme of war and peace in 20th century Europe, Africa and Latin America.
Dominican, lecturer at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, since 23 June 2023 Master of Sacred Theology.
Close collaborator of John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Since 2001 to 2022 responsible for the work of the Polish section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Since 2007 he has been the rector of St. Stanislaus the Martyr bishop church in Rome.
Politician, lawyer, diplomat and university teacher, 1992-1993 Prime Minister of Poland. Recipient of the Order of the White Eagle.
Academic lecturer, since 1985 at the Vatican School of Library Science, of which he was deputy director from 1987 to 2000.
