Catholic Federation of India Announces Pope John Paul awards
KOTTAYAM: The Catholic Federation of India selected Mr.P.C Cyriac, a former IAS officer and Dr. Tharsis Joseph, principal of the Devmatha College, Kuruvilangad as the winners of the fifth Pope John Paul award instituted by the Federation.
P.P Joseph the Catholic Federation President and two other leaders informed the press that the award would be presented to the winners at a function to be held in Kuruvilangad on December 4 2009. They said that the award is comprised of a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, a citation and a memento.
The Catholic Federation leaders also made an appeal to the state and central governments to implement a Haj model subsidy for pilgrimage to Jerusalem and to the holy land, where Jesus was born, lived and died.
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