Pope Francis recently gave a talk at a conference on migrant and refugee education, but his words have broader implications for higher education here in the U.S., says columnist Daniel P. Horan.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors met online and, for those who could, in Rome for their plenary assembly Sept. 16-18.
The Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education has asked pontifical universities and faculties to plan to reopen in the fall and teach with students present.
Due to Italy's coronavirus scare, a bevy of scheduled conferences are being postponed or just canceled, and many tourists are changing plans at the last minute.
Presenting the Pharisees as self-righteous hypocrites concerned more with the law than with people is prejudicial, biblically inaccurate and offensive to many Jews, several scholars said.
