The “Desiderio Pirovano Award”, established by the will and initiative of Mons. Desiderio Pirovano, by the Desiderio Pirovano Association for the progress of studies on the history of the Church and by the Luigi Sturzo Institute, aims to promote and spread research on thought Christian, both in the theological, political and socio-cultural fields, conducted according to a perspective
historical, with particular attention to the moments of evolution and novelty.