In the heart of every person there is always a corner of peace

Father Sebastiano D’Ambra’s effort to promote peace and dialogue between Christians and Muslims on the island of Mindanao is what prompted the Catholic Church in the Philippines to present this award to him. Father Sebastiano D’Ambra, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (pime), is the Founder of the interreligious Silsilah Movement. The “Bishop Jorge Barlin Golden Cross” award is dedicated to the memory of the first Filipino priest to be consecrated bishop in the Catholic Church (in 1906). The award ceremony took place on 7 July, during the Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Father D’Ambra, 82, of Sicilian origin, recently received the “Don Santoro” award from the Diocese of Rome. Father Sebastiano, who has been a missionary in the Philippines for over 40 years, told us about his evangelizing work in the ...