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Catholic missionary priest nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Monday, February 15th, 2021
priest nominated for Nobel Prize

A Catholic priest known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Fr. Pedro Opeka, 72, is an Argentinian-Slovenian Vincentian priest who has worked with the poor in Madagascar for more than three decades. Janez Janša, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, nominated Opeka for the award. He Read more