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The University Order of San Antonio, a secular initiative and presided over by José Luis Mendoza, is based on Christian humanism, and its objective is evangelization and social commitment, this morning has been presented at the events held on the occasion of the Patron of University

Hundreds of doctors have participated this morning in the act on the occasion of the feast of San Antonio, patron of the UCAM, which has been held at the Monastery of Los Jerónimos.

One of the great novelties of this year has been the presentation of the University Order of San Antonio.

The professor of History of Law and Canonical Sources, Javier Belda, has made known this new order, unique in the world, made up of lay people, and whose fundamental objective will be to make the Church worldwide present through evangelization and the social commitment

In reference to this historic event, the president of the Catholic University, José Luis Mendoza, who has presided over the academic event, stressed that it is "the first university order in the world of these characteristics" that I wanted to create at the beginning of the University and so I proposed it to Javier Azagra and, today, 23 years later, we have been able to start it up ".

The activity of the Order will materialize with different actions such as: primary care, integral development, care of children, protection of the family, homeless people, prisoners and ex-prisoners, migrants, right to study / formation, sick and evangelization.

In this regard, Javier Belda said that "this order is born in the service of the Church, it is a historic moment for this University."

For its part, the rector of the UCAM, Josefina García Lozano, highlighted in his speech "the great success in the processes of renewal and accreditation of our degrees, the result of our first students of Medicine in the MIR or the great advances in research "and has apostille that" the UCAM has a long way to go, our spirit is to become a beacon and light of the university system of the Region of Murcia ".

In addition, García Lozano, has regretted the unfair treatment received during this term by public administrations, preventing legitimate rights in the implementation of new titles, expansion of facilities and even its own recognition as a public interest and expects that in this new term it will be renewed .

José Luis Mendoza has ratified the words of the rector and has emphasized the paralysis of the Special Plan to expand the University, something necessary for it "I hope this situation can be unlocked" and has reached out to the new political representatives to solve this situation.

The president of the UCAM has also stressed in his speech that we must "defend the right of all Christians to choose the formation of our children."

"That is why it is important to recover training in ethical and moral values," José Luis Mendoza has added.

Mendoza has also shown great joy to celebrate this festivity of San Antonio and has advanced the positive impact that the Catholic University has had on the environment which is reflected in a report by an external entity that will be presented soon.

Monsignor Lorca Planes has wished in his speech that the University Order of San Antonio gives the best fruits and has remembered that "the UCAM was born and was gestated with a lot of love and has had to face throughout its history".

The ceremony was also attended by the honorary rector of the educational institution, Antonio Montoro, and other academic and military authorities, as well as members of the episcopal council.

During the celebration the distinctions have been delivered to the new doctors and professors of the university.

Solemn Eucharist

Prior to the celebration of the academic ceremony, the Eucharist was celebrated, presided over by Monsignor José Manuel Lorca Planes, bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, accompanied by the auxiliary bishop, Sebastián Chico;

and the archbishops emeritus of Burgos and Zaragoza, Francisco Gil Hellín and Manuel Ureña.

Monsignor Lorca Planes affirmed in the homily that "evangelizers with spirit are not mere officials of the Church, their heart will burn with the fire of their spirit that moves them to announce the Good News."

World Summit in New York

The director of the new UCAMICLF International Chair of Social Leadership and Commitment, Ray Cazorla, announced during the academic ceremony the organization in New York in the framework of this Chair of the First Summit 'Refound the Planet' in which They are going to gather 2,000 leaders from all the UN countries with "the objective of realizing a work agenda to pose challenges in the coming generations with the idea of ​​improving society" and in which the UCAM is going to have a fundamental role as teacher of these leaders.

The event is scheduled to be held in the month of November of the year 2020 and the organization indicates that it has been invited to attend outstanding personalities such as the Kennedy, Mandela and Luther King families, among others.

Source: UCAM