A virtual meeting was held at the Pontifical Lateran University on the 15th of October 2020, entitled “Global Compact on Education. Together to look beyond" and promoted by the Congregation for Catholic Education.
On 14 May, there should have been the world event of the Global Compact on Education, so desired by Pope Francis, to increase awareness of the responsibility we all have vis-à-vis education, so as to foster a spirit of encounter among the different generations, religions and cultures, as well as between humanity and the environment.
The pandemic, which forced the event to be canceled, made the appeal of the Holy Father even more stringent: we need to unite efforts for the common home, so that education is a creator of brotherhood, peace and justice. For this reason, a virtual meeting was held on the 15th of October 2020, open to all and live on the Vatican Media Youtube channel, during which a video message from Pope Francis was broadcast, together with international testimonies and experiences, to look further with creativity.
The complete recording of the event can be found here:
Video recording in ENGLISH ITALIANO
Other insights:
Comment on the video message of Pope Francis for the Global Education Pact by Card. Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, 15 October 2020 (Italian language)
Speech by H.E.R. Msgr.A Vincenzo Zani, Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, 15 October 2020 (Italian language)
An interview of the Vatican News to H.E. Msgr.A Zani, Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, on the meeting of 15 October 2020 (Italian language)
A video message from Pope Francis broadcast on October 15, 2020 as a part of a "Global Compact on Education" event at the Lateran University, organized by the Congregation for Catholic Education
“Together to look beyond” - presentation of some educational experiences carried out in the world in recent months (Italian language)
