Roberto Layson is a

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Priest and a member of Oblate Missionary Immaculate, a Catholic religious organization.

Career

He wrote over 100 stories of his personal experiences in religious dialogue for his

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.com column, 'Fields of Hope'. Layson served as coordinator of the Oblates’ Inter-religious Ministry from 1998 to 2008.

Recognition

He was awarded the

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Fellowship Award for Public Service in 2004 and 2006. He was awarded the

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in 2002. Roberto Layson was recognized "for building a culture of peace among

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and indigenous people in an area of armed conflict". He was the author of ''Fields of Hope''. Layson was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities by the

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, Philippines on March 28, 2015

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