Award recognizes Cardinal Arinze as one of world's ecumenical leaders

Published: 2005-01-20

DALLAS (CNS) -- Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, was honored in Dallas Jan. 18 as one of the world's ecumenical leaders with the inaugural Thanks-Giving Distinguished World Achievement Award. The award was presented by the Center for World Thanksgiving, a private organization founded in 1964 that promotes a Dallas center for mediation and dialogue between different faith groups. Cardinal Arinze, who was in Dallas until Jan. 20, also was the keynote speaker for the 43rd annual Southwest Liturgical Conference, a week of workshops for more than 2,000 priests, deacons, educators and other lay people from 26 dioceses. The center recognized Cardinal Arinze for nearly two decades of efforts in interreligious dialogue. He has visited Dallas several times over the past 20 years and has often made a point to visit with local religious leaders at Thanks-Giving Square.

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