60 years have passed since the publication of Nostra aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on non-Christian Religions. On Tuesday evening, Pope Leo met with representatives of world religions, diplomats, and Church officials committed to interreligious dialogue, who had all gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the Council’s historic Declaration. "Sixty years ago", the Pope said, "a seed of hope for interreligious dialogue was planted. Today, your presence bears witness that this s

In the Mass for the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo stressed that “the grace of being a student, researcher or scholar means accepting a broad vision that can see far into the distance.” The Pope went on to lament that in the modern world, humanity has become “experts in the smallest details of reality” yet struggles to recover an overall vision - one that unites knowledge with meaning. Against this fragmentation, he invited scholars to rediscover the harmony between intellect and sp