Head of Vatican press office wins major prize

Fr Federico Lombardi, SJ,

Fr Federico Lombardi SJ, Director of the Holy See Press Office, has been named Communicator of the Year, by the German multinational financial services company Allianz Group.

The prize was awarded on Thursday morning during a meeting of the company's communications directors, who meet once a year in a European capital to analyse themes and strategies tied to the world of communications with the assistance of experts in the field.

Among the reasons for this year's award, Allianz noted that Fr Lombardi “represents the key to understanding and interpreting the Holy See with great refinement and experience, without seeking to make himself the protagonist.” The text of the award adds that the Press Office Director has always been “at the service of information, from both the side of the one who has it as well as that of the one who seeks it.”

Source: VIS