The Conferral of Doctor Honoris Causa in Philosophy on His Eminenee Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Assumption University of Thailand

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The Conferral Ceremony of Doctor Honoris Causa in Philosophy on His Eminenee Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples on January 8, 2008
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In a world confronted with so many challenges and problems, it is always a blessing to have individuals who are endowed with great wisdom and great experience. His Eminence Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, D.D. whom the university honors today, is a perfect embodiment of such wisdom and experience.

Born in 1932 in Salermo, Italy, Cardinal Martino was educated in Rome where he studied philosophy, theology, civil and canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Lateran University, respectively. He was ordained to the ministerial priesthood in 1957. In 1962, after obtaining a Doctorate in Canon Law and training in Diplomacy from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the young Martino entered the Vatican Diplomatic Service.

For some 40 years, he distinguished himself as a diplomat of the Holy See in many places around the globe serving in different capacities. He served in the Apostolic Nunciatures of Nicaragua, the Philippines, Lebanon, Canada and Brazil, to name a few. In 1980 he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand while at the same time serving as Apostolic Delegate to Singapore, Malaysia, Laos and Brunei. When his term of duty in Thailand ended in 1986 he was appointed as third Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Headquarters in New York. To facilitate the work of the Holy See Mission at the United Nations, he established the "Path to Peace Foundation" in 1991. During his stint at the United Nations he actively participated in its major international conferences. Notable are the numerous interventions he delivered in the UN Meetings from 1987 to 2002 on a wide range of topics-from disarmament to development, from poverty to the defense of the rights of minors, from the rights of Palestinian refugees to religious liberty and the promotion of human rights. During his 40 years as a veteran diplomat, Cardinal Martino has represented the Holy See at 24 international conferences and meetings all over the world, both as Member or as Head of Delegation.

In 2002, after 16 years at the United Nations, Pope John Paul II recalled him to become President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and he was elevated to the College of Cardinals at the Consistory in 2003. It was under his direction that the Pontifical Council published the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church in 2004. On 11 March 2006, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed him also as President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples.

In recognition of the distinguished career of this eminent diplomat, canon, lawyer, promoter of Justice and Peace and Prince of the Church, Assumption University of Thailand is proud to confer on His Eminence Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Philosophy.
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