Henri Tincq, the journalist who since 1985 has been responsible for religious news in the French daily “Le Monde”, has won the Templeton Prize 2001 as “best European journalist of the year in religious matters”. The announcement was made by the Conference of European Churches (KEK), administrator of the Templeton Prize which is promoted by a foundation based in the United States. The ceremony for awarding the prize (some 3,500 Swiss francs) will take place in Paris at a location belonging to the Protestant Federation of France (one of the 126 organisations and Churches associated to the KEK). The aim of the prize, explains the KEK, is to “honour journalists of the secular press who write on religious matters with competence, impartiality and ecumenical spirit”. The three articles presented by Tincq to participate in the Templeton Prize included an analysis of the current situation of the dialogue between Orthodox and Catholics, written before the Pope’s visit to Greece and the Ukraine; an interview with the philosopher and anthropologist René Girard after 11 September; and a portrait of the Swiss theologian, Lytta Basset. In the meantime, candidatures for the 2002 edition of the Prize are already open; services may be sent up to 31 January 2003. Authors must present the jury with three articles from among the following categories: a subject of current affairs, an analytical or news report; a portrait of a person, institution or movement. Articles in languages other than English, French or German must be accompanied by an English translation. Information is available at: cec@cec-kek.org.
