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

Pope Francis speaks to reporters during a news conference onboard the papal plane on his flight back from a week-long trip to Thailand and Japan, on November 26, 2019. (Photo by REMO CASILLI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by REMO CASILLI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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 event taking place in Rome. MORE