Pope Francis issues new education standards for future priests

Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service January 29, 2018

Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome Jan. 28. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholic university programs in philosophy, theology and canon law -- especially those designed for future priests -- must be marked by fidelity to church tradition, academic rigor and an awareness of the challenges to belief in the modern world, Pope Francis said.
In the apostolic constitution "Veritatis Gaudium" ("The Joy of Truth"), the pope issued revised norms for what are known as "ecclesiastical universities and faculties" -- those that grant Vatican-recognized degrees, which are necessary for teaching most philosophy, theology and canon law courses in seminaries and pontifical universities.
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