Some 200 guests, including University Presidents, Leaders of Foundations and Catholic Institutions, and Catholic businessmen and friends, gathered at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC , for the "Caritas in Veritate Pope Francis Charity and Leadership Award," given annually by Caritas in Veritate to distinguish leaders in the international community and in the Church for outstanding work in charity and leadership. Proceeds from the Award go to the Caritas on Veritate mission, particularly to the Mercy and Peace Project, assisting Christian refugees and the displaced suffering the tragic consequences of the relentless violence in the Middle East.
The Awardees for 2018 included distinguished businessman and women, Diana and Wayne Murdy, Marie and Allan Martin, who together with the first president of Ave Maria University were inducted as CiV Ambassadors. Other Awardees include the president of Catholic University of America John Garvey, Professor Guzman Carriquiry Lecour - Secretary with the VP portafoglio for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America – in absentia and Mrs Lidice Mango de Carriquirry, in absentia, Bishop Emeritus Sam Jacobs and other leaders in the Community.
Caritas in Veritate – CiV Global, is a confederation of charitable and missionary entities that comprises 34 member organizations, with a total of more than 1.4 million people, including over 124,000 volunteers, who together bring "charity in truth” to 84 nations. The members of the confederation are each faithful to their own charism, whether responding with building projects, education, medical care, faith formation or the mobilization of volunteers.
