Premi: Premio Internazionale “Cassiodoro il Grande” 2026 ai cardinali Battaglia e Sepe, al procuratore Gratteri, all’attivista Marazziti e all’attrice Sastri

Cardinal Mimmo Battaglia, Archbishop of Naples, and Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Archbishop Emeritus of Naples, will receive the 2026 Cassiodoro il Grande International Award on Thursday, October 15, in Naples. They will share the award with prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, Mario Marazziti, and Lina Sastri.

The ceremony takes place during the Cassiodoro Day event at the Basilica dell’Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio. The program begins at 18.15 with a prayer for peace led by Archbishop Battaglia. The event is organized by the Associazione Cassiodoro il Grande, led by don Antonio Tarzia, and the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Meridionale.

The award jury also issued merit plaques to the family of Salvo D’Acquisto, the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, and Fism Campania, led by Rosaria De Filitto. Other merit recipients include monsignor Gian Franco Saba, Francesco Gargaro, and Giovanni Cuda, rector of the Università “Magna Grae”.