University Honors Vatican Prefect

Cardinal Franc Rode, C.M., Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, received an honorary doctorate degree in Law from the University on September 24.
The award was presented to Rode by University President Rev. David M. O’Connell at O’Connell’s residence in Nugent Hall.

Rode and O’Connell both are members of the Congregation of the Missions, who are also known as Vincentians. Presently, Rode is the highest ranking member of his order in the Church today.

Former University Chancellor and Archbishop of Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, current Chancellor and Archbishop of Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl and Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States were in attendance.

Sambi, also attended an event at the University on September 26, where he delivered the keynote speech at the 15th anniversary celebration of Inside the Vatican Magazine.

Inside the Vatican, which first came out in 1993, is published ten times a year and covers issues pertaining to the Church and news that comes out of the Vatican. The anniversary also marked Inside the Vatican’s first conference. The event was held in the Pryzbyla Center.

Sambi’s speech, was open to the public. Victor Nakas, associate vice president for Public Affairs, e-mailed the University community, notifying them of the event.

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