At 17.00 today, in Palazzo San Calisto, extraterritorial zone of the Holy See, the Holy Father attended the official inauguration of the first offices of Scholas Occurrentes.

The Scholas Occurrentes Foundation, an international organization created by Pope Francis on 13 August 2013, present 190 countries and currently the largest global-level student movement, has as its basic aim the promotion of the culture of peace and encounter, and includes schools and educational networks belonging to all religious and lay confessions, both public and private.

The Holy Father Francis, by video link-up, spoke with students of Scholas Ciudadanía in Italy, Colombia, Haiti, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and United Arab Emirates.