Jubilee of the World of Education
From October 27 to November 1, Rome will host the Jubilee of the World of Education, one of the major events of the Holy Year, dedicated to the theme "Pilgrims of Hope."
Promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See, the Jubilee will bring together students, families, educators, institutions, and educational networks from 14 countries, with over 15,000 participants already registered. At the heart of the initiative is the role of education as an act of hope and a tool for building the common good.
"Education is the new name for peace and puts hope on the map of the present and the future," said Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, during the press conference presenting the program.
The Jubilee will open on Monday, October 27, at 5:30 pm in St. Peter's Basilica with a Mass presided over by Pope Leo XIV, for the Roman Universities and Pontifical Institutions, symbolically marking the beginning of the academic year.
Tuesday, October 28, will mark the 60th anniversary of the Vatican II Declaration Gravissimum Educationis. On this day, the Pope will publish a new document on current educational issues and will relaunch the Global Compact on Education.
As announced by Cardinal Tolentino, "Pope Leo XIV will add three new objectives to the seven objectives already outlined by Pope Francis: the development of the interior life; the humanization of digital technology; and education for peace."
Wednesday, October 29, will be dedicated to the dialogue between art and education. The exhibition "Living, Believing, Gazing at This Sky" by Tommaso Spazzini Villa will be inaugurated at the Dicastery. At the same time, at Via della Conciliazione 5, an exhibition by artist Vivian Suter on the relationship between humanity and the environment will be opened, inspired by the reference to the "ecological debt" contained in the Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee.
On Thursday, October 30, at 11:00 am the Holy Father will meet with over 6,000 students from schools and universities from all around the world in the Paul VI Hall. On the same day, the International Congress "Educational Constellations, a Pact with the Future" will be held in the Conciliazione Auditorium. In parallel, "The School of the Heart" project and the Educational Village, dedicated to global Catholic educational networks, will be open.
On Friday, October 31, Pope Leo XIV will meet with educators and trainers in a special audience in the Paul VI Hall, followed by a pilgrimage to the Holy Door. Other initiatives remain ongoing, including the installation "From Roots to Stars – A Journey in Education" at Santo Spirito in Sassia.
On Saturday, November 1, in St. Peter's Square, during Mass the Pope will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a "Doctor of the Church" and co-patron of the educational mission together with St. Thomas Aquinas.