Addressing delegates from across Italy who came to Rome to participate in the 11th national conference of the educational engagement movement called Catholic Action, Pope Francis called for loving education from the perspective of Jesus.
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Vatican City, Friday, November 1, 2024 (Rei, Vatican Radio): Addressing delegates from across Italy who arrived in Rome to participate in the 11th national conference of the educational engagement movement called Catholic Action, Pope Francis called for a loving education through the vision of Jesus.
The Holy Father urged the teachers of the Educational Commitment Movement on Thursday to always move forward and never despair. He said: “Education cannot be given without love, always teach with love!”
Heart and loving vision of Jesus
The Pope thanked members of Italy’s Catholic Action campaign for organizing within the Church and said the education movement faces more challenges today than ever. He said: “Educating means – as you well know and attest – above all, rediscovering and valuing the centrality of the individual, especially “in a relational context where the dignity of human life is fully realized and adequate space must be given to it.” development.”
He recalled that the educational projects of the Catholic Action movement are developed with an organic and systematic vision of the educational mission. In this sense, they have sought to dedicate themselves creatively to this work, to be attentive to the signs of the times and to allow themselves to be illuminated by the Gospel even in the midst of secularism and indifference towards religion that often threaten values. and beliefs.
Focus on children and young people
On the occasion of the Jubilee of the Holy Year, which the universal Catholic Church will celebrate in 2025, the Pope urged members of the Catholic Action movement to focus especially on children and young people. “Pay special attention to children, adolescents and young people and look at them with faith, empathy and the eyes of Jesus, because they are “the present and the future of the world and the Church,” he stated.
The Pope said: “It is our responsibility and a purely educational task to accompany children, adolescents and young people, support them, encourage them and show them by our example the correct path that will help everyone in the world. leading the fraternity in the middle of the “labyrinth of complexities”.
