Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.
Vatican City, Dec 17, 2020 / 07:30 am (CNA).- Hundreds of millions of children have been “left behind” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
In a video message released Dec. 16, the pope said that 2020 had witnessed an “unprecedented educational crisis.”
“More than a billion children faced disruption in their education. Hundreds of millions of children have been left behind in opportunities for social and cognitive development,” he said.
The pope was speaking to participants in the annual Vatican Youth Symposium, held virtually Dec. 16-17. His address marked the start of a collaboration between the pope’s Global Compact on Education, launched in October, and Mission 4.7, a new global initiative promoting the educational target contained in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dec. 17, 2020 Catholic News Agency VATICAN CITY – Hundreds of millions of children have been “left behind” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Wednesday. In a video message released Dec. 16, the pope said that 2020 had witnessed an “unprecedented educational crisis.” “More than a billion children faced disruption in their education. Hundreds of millions of children have been left behind in opportunities for social and cognitive development,” he said. The pope was speaking to participants in the annual Vatican Youth Symposium, held virtually Dec. 16-17. His address marked the start of a collaboration between the pope’s Global Compact on Education, launched in October, and Mission 4.7, a new global initiative promoting the educational target contained in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).