PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).

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 President Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in Washington  Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino said, after Trump took the stage to accept the trophy, a medal and certificate. “There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.”   FIFA says the prize is for “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.  Accepting the award, Trump called it “one of the great honours of my life”, before claiming to have “saved millions and millions of lives – the Congo is an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. India and Pakistan, so many diffe...

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF AWKA CELEBRATES WORLD PEACE DAY.(PHOTO).PRESS RELEASE


Catholic Diocese Of Awka Celebrates World Peace Day

Michael Ezenwata

As the world celebrates the International World Peace Day,the Catholic diocese of Awka joined the celebration through series of talks and awareness on the imperatives of peace.

The event took place at the St.Patrick's Cathedral parish Awka with resource persons brainstorming on the theme for this year,"Action For Peace Our ambition for global goals'

In a press statement on the event,the executive director Justice,Development and Peace Caritas Awka, Reverend Father Levi Ukor called for individual and collective action to achieve peace in the society.

Father Ukor noted that peace should start from the home and reflect in the larger society.

The cleric expects leaders especially in war torn zones in the world to embrace peace for a better society.

In Awka diocese, he eulogized the Catholic bishop of Awka diocese Most Reverend Dr.Paulinus Okafor as a man of peace who has done a lot to ensure peace in the diocese. (Ministry Of Information)

 

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