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.