Catholic University Chosen to Host $1 Million Humanitarian Award

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: December 24, 2006 | Copyright information

To: EDUCATION EDITORS

Contact: Victor Nakas of The Catholic University of America, +1- 202-236-4086, or nakas@cua.edu

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Very Rev. David M.O'Connell, C.M., president of The Catholic University of America, announcedthat CUA has been chosen to present the 2007 Opus Prize, an annual $1 milliongift awarded to an organization or an individual whose faith-basedentrepreneurial leadership helps people in need transform their lives.

The nondenominational prize is given annually to honor "unsung heroes"anywhere in the world who work on the front lines to ...

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