Pope Francis Tells Schoolchildren to Build a ‘Global Village’ of Education

Pope Francis pauses while answering questions from journalists aboard his flight from Lima, Peru, to Rome Jan. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-PRESS-CHILE-PERU Jan. 22, 2018.

 

Pope Francis told a group of schoolchildren Saturday that they are called to build a “global village” of education, which is “the best medicine against all forms of discrimination, violence, and bullying.”

In this great global village, “education becomes a bearer of fraternity and a creator of peace among all the peoples of the human family, and also of dialogue among their religions,” the pope told participants in the Children’s Global Summit, a three-day eventtaking place in Rome.

Some 4,000 schoolchildren between the ages of six and 16 from more than 60 different countries took part in the program, many accompanied by their parents.

“We are all called to build a ‘global village of education.’ What a beautiful expression! A global village of education, whose inhabitants generate a network of human relations, which are the best medicine against all forms of discrimination, violence and bullying,” Francis said.

“In this great village, education becomes the bearer of fraternity and creator of peace among all the peoples of the human family, and also of dialogue between their religions,” he said.

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Pope Francis Tells Schoolchildren to Build a ‘Global Village’ of Education