As Pope Leo XIV reminds us, Catholic education is a “constellation”—a living and diverse network of parish schools and colleges, universities and institutes of higher education, training centers, movements, digital platforms, and pastoral initiatives. Each one carries its own light, its own story, yet all of us are drawn together into a shared path of mission and unity.
With the theme “Newness in Catholic Education: Charting a Constellation of Hope,” we are invited into a moment of reflection and renewal—to rediscover the life within our shared mission and to reimagine Catholic education not only as a system, but as a living presence that continues to speak meaningfully to today’s world.