Professional awards:

“C. Peña” Prize for Medicine (1962)

“Leader of Opinion” International Prize for Journalism (1980)

“Gargano” Prize (1984)

“Calabria” Prize for Foreign Journalism (1984)

“Laurel 1985” Prize, Murcia Press Association (1985)

“Ischia” International Prize for Journalism (1985)

“Communicator of the Year”, Telecom Italia Award, Italy (1997)

“Maia” International Award of Journalism, Italy (1999)

Award “Gran Crisol 2000”, Spain (2000)

Golden Pen Award, Italy (2005)

St. Vincent of Journalism Award, Italy (2005)

Ernest Hemingway European Award, Italy (2005)

Barocco Award, Italy (2005)

Val di Sole Award, Italy (2005)

Premio Liberal for Career Award, Italy (2005)

Capri San Michele Award for Journalism, Italy (2005)

Giuseppe Sciacca International Award Special Jury, Communications Section, Italy (2005)

Luka Brajnovic Award, Spain (2005)

Giorgio La Pira International Award for Peace, Culture and Solidarity, Italy (2005)

Capo Cireceo Prize, Association of German-Italian Friendship, Italy (2005)

UCSI Prize for Communications, Italy (2005)

Premio Sirmione Catullo alla carriera, Italy (2006)

Illustrious honorary awards:

Silver Grand Cross for Merit, Austria (1987)

Commander, Order of the Pole Star, Sweden (1992)

Grand Officer, Order of Bernardo O’Higgens of the Republic of Chile (1993)

Grand Officer, Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (1993)

Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Paraguay (1995)

Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, Spain (1997)

Grand Officer of the Order of St. Martin, Liberator, Argentina (1997)

Grand Cross Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Vatican City (2003)

Grand Cross of Isabel the Catholic, Spain (2003)

Cross with Star, Order of Merit of the Polish Republic (2006).

References:

Dictionary of International Biography

Who’s Who in Spain

Who’s Who in the World

The Who’s Who Institute