AWARDS: Fr. Rufus Halley
Philippines: Fr. Rufus Halley
The Auroro Aragon-Quezon Foundation in Manila has made a posthumous award to the late Fr. Rufus Halley for his contribution to Peace Advocacy and Peace Making in Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the citation, Fr. Rufus, assassinated in 2001, “went beyond the ordinary call of a missionary as he exhibited unfailingly the zeal of senseless armed conflict.” Davao Archbishop Fernando Cpalla described him as “a tireless and compassionate peacemaker and shepherd of the flock.” Evelyn and his brother Emmet
