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Pope Francis: the educator must be willing to risk with his heart. Education bold and respectful: this is one of the pillars of education indicated by Pope Francis in an audience for participants of …More
Pope Francis: the educator must be willing to risk with his heart.

Education bold and respectful: this is one of the pillars of education indicated by Pope Francis in an audience for participants of the World Congress on education. Entitled "Educating Today and Tomorrow, A Passion Renewed" the congress was organized by the Pontifical Congregation for Catholic Education. In a question and answer session with participants the Holy Father said it is not possible to discuss education without referencing humanity because this is the way to prepare our hearts to welcome the Lord. "To educate,” he stated, “is not only to catechize and evangelize in schools” but to open youth to a dimension of transcendence, combatting every sort of closed-ness. Therefore, educators shou ...