December 7, 2023 / 07:30 AM
Pope Francis has sent a message, signed by the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, within the framework of the first African Congress of Catholic Education, held after the approval of the African Educational Pact presented to the Holy Father on June 1 at the Vatican.
Pope Francis highlights that “Africa is not immune to the crisis that the educational system is going through today, which has become, as in many places, too selective and elitist, aspiring to form only intelligence and not the whole person.”
Faced with this situation, the Pontiff indicates that Catholic education, “enriched by the African Educational Pact, will be able to offer a renewed, more open and inclusive formation, creating in young people a beautiful harmony between thought and action.”