Meeting on January 19 with members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, Pope Francis expressed concern that in many places education is treated as a business rather than a passionate pursuit of the truth.
The Pope said that Catholic universities should work together to “counter the trend, and to globalize hope, unity and concord in place of indifference, polarization and conflict.”
At the same time, the Pope urged Catholic educators to guard against the “temptation to hide behind walls, in a safe social bubble, avoiding risks or cultural challenges.”