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Gravissimum educationis

Pope Leo XIV signs his apostolic letter on Catholic education, “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” at the end of a Mass for Rome university students in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 27, 2025. The document was published on Oct. 28, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis, the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on Christian education. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Calls for Renewal of Catholic Education Amid Challenges of Modern Society, Technology

Oct 28, 2025

In “Drawing New Maps of Hope,” Pope Leo XIV reflects on the role of a Catholic education on the 60th anniversary of Gravissimum Educationis.

A portrait of a young St. John Henry Newman hangs in Cathedral High School, part of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, in Houston. / Credit: Amira Abuzeid/CNA

Meet 10 Patron Saints of Catholic Education, Students, and Teachers

Oct 27, 2025

Newman will join a list of several other Catholic saints considered patrons of other aspects of education. Get to know them here.