Pope updates curriculum for Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
April 15, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis has approved a new program of formation for the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, the institution that trains clerics for service in Vatican diplomacy.
Founded in 1701, and originally serving primarily to train priests from noble families, the Academy continues to train young men for Vatican service abroad. Pope Francis—who has emphasized the pastoral role of Vatican diplomats—explained that this service “is no longer limited to those countries where the presence of the Church has long been grounded in the preaching of the Gospel.” Consequently the revised curriculum will emphasize the diplomatic mission, helping future Vatican representatives to “be respected for their approach to the aspirations and difficulties that an increasingly synodal Church must face.”
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