St Mary’s University, London awarded Sr Berchmans the Benedict Medal in recognition of a lifetime of teaching and promoting interfaith relations in Pakistan at a ceremony in Westminster Cathedral last week.
The medal, which is the University’s highest honour, was presented to Sr Berchmans by the Archbishop of Westminster and Chancellor of St Mary’s University, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, during a St Mary’s Summer Graduation Ceremony. Sr Berchmans was brought forward to receive the Medal by High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United Kingdom HE Mohammad Nafees Zakaria and Irish Ambassador to the United Kingdom HE Adrian O’Neill.
Source : St Mary’s University, Twickenham
