On Tuesday, after eight years, missionary Pedro Opeka arrived in Slovenia. “This is my homeland, too,” were the first words of the missionary who lives and works in Madagascar. He is undoubtedly the epitome of goodness when it comes to selflessly helping a fellow human being in need. “Every time I come to Slovenia, it
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The 29th of June marks the birthday of an outstanding Slovenian and Nobel Prize nominee, Pedro Opeka, also known as Father Opeka, a Catholic priest from Argentina who works as a missionary in Madagascar. He was awarded the Legion of Honour for serving the poor. Pedro Opeka, who was born in 1948 in Buenos Aires
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The Madagascar-based missionary, Pedro Opeka, is undoubtedly a Slovenian for whom it can be said that he is the personification of goodness, especially in terms of selfless help to fellow human beings when they find themselves in distress. While the vast majority resort to pleasant but empty words, the effects of Opeka’s work are visible
The Madagascar-based missionary, Pedro Opeka, is undoubtedly a Slovenian for whom it can be said that he is the personification of goodness, especially in terms of selfless help to fellow human beings when they find themselves in distress. While the vast majority resort to pleasant but empty words, the effects of Opeka’s work are visible
Three months after Janez Janša nominated Pedro Opeka and his humanitarian organisation Akamasoa, which operates in the suburbs of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, for the Nobel Peace Prize for 20201, the Slovenian Prime Minister now also officially met with the long-term Slovenian missionary who works in Madagascar. As Janez Janša announced on Twitter, on Thursday, during
Prime Minister Janez Janša nominated Pedro Opeka, a missionary with a special mission, for the Nobel Peace Prize. Opeka was already nominated in 2012 and, if we remember the winners from the past couple of years, we can definitely say that he more than deserves to receive the award. According to prominent experts, Opeka is
Prime Minister Janez Janša has nominated missionary Peter Opeka and his humanitarian organisation Akamasoa, which operates in the suburb of Antananarivo in Madagascar, for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. In 2019, the humanitarian association Akamasoa (the name translates to “Good friend”) celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. In these thirty years, Peter Opeka and his association have
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