A striking image is Leo’s description of Catholic education as a “constellation”. Since its beginnings, he argues, the Gospel has generated many different educational works and charisms.

When Pope Leo marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration on education last October, he did not take a nostalgic look backwards but restated the purpose of education in a contemporary world marked by inequality, cultural strain and rapid technological change. What makes the apostolic letter “Drawing New Maps of Hope” so interesting is how closely Leo’s vision of Catholic education converges with a much wider contemporary unease about narrow, results-driven models of schooling.

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