SPUC's John Smeaton was given the award by the Pro-Life Committee of Legatus
John Smeaton, SPUC's chief executive, has been given a major award. Mr Smeaton was given the 2013 Cardinal John J. O'Connor Pro-Life Award by the Pro-Life Committee of Legatus (www.legatus.org).
Legatus, founded in 1987, helps top-ranking Catholic executives become "ambassadors for Christ". The award was given in a ceremony at the 2014 Legatus Summit, held this past weekend in Orlando, Florida.
The Legatus Pro-life Committee said that "John Smeaton's long history of work with life issues dating back to 1975 provides him with a wealth of knowledge, experience and insight to effectively deal with present-day threats tohuman life". [SPUC, 11 February]
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