Bogotá, Colombia, Dec 4, 2018 / 00:00 am
The Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia, has been awarded a Portafolio Award, an annual recognition in the country given to organizations and people promoting economic and social development.
The award is conferred by Portafolio, a business and economics magazine in Colombia.
The Nov. 29 award ceremony recognized the diocese's work to support Venezuelans crossing the border into Colombia to flee the worsening economic and social crisis in their homeland.
"Representing the diocese at the award ceremony were Fr. Francesco Bortignon and Fr. David Caña Pérez in recognition of the free services they provide at the Migration Center and the Divine Providence Casa de Paso (transit center) respectively," the diocese said in a November 29 statement.