During the general audience held on Wednesday 26 August 2026 at the Vatican, Hervé Lecomte, Secretary-General of the International Office for Catholic Education (OIEC), had the pleasure of speaking personally with Pope Leo XIV. This meeting followed on from an initial exchange that took place during the Jubilee of the World of Education in Rome. On that occasion, Hervé Lecomte…
Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Casacli Casa per FerieVicolo del Conte, 2, 00164 Roma RM, Italie In a world rife with conflict, division and violence, education bears a vital responsibility: to teach people how to engage in dialogue, to embrace differences and to build lasting peace. International Office for Catholic Education is organising an international…
From 12 to 15 May 2026, Kigali hosted an international seminar on the future of Catholic education in Africa. Organised by the African Educational Pact Institute (IPEA), OIEC Africa and Madagascar, and the World Union of Catholic Teachers (UMEC), it brought together education leaders, teachers and experts from several countries. Held under the theme ‘Catholic Schools and Catholic Teachers in…
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM (CET) Online The OIEC invites you to an inspiring webinar: “Cultivating one’s inner life: towards an educational transformation” Introduction: Hervé Lecomte, Secretary General of the OIEC Speakers: Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz, Vatican Consultant, OIEC Project Manager Åsa Jarskog, CEO of Global Leadership for Sustainable Development (Sweden) Carina Rossa, LUMSA University, Rome Gloria Figueroa Ortiz,…
The International Office of Catholic Education (OIEC) is pleased to invite you to a special conference of Gabrielle Halpern,Doctor of Philosophy and specialist in the hybridisation of worlds, on the theme:‘What if we rethought school in the age of artificial intelligence?’ This is an essential reflection on the future of education in the face of the challenges and opportunities presented…
Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM (CET) Online The OIEC invites you to an inspiring webinar: “Towards a Glocal Educational Pact, Generator of Hope” Introduction: Hervé Lecomte, Secretary General of the OIEC Speakers: Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz, Vatican Consultant, OIEC Project Manager Shaira Ann Ocampo, Member of the Global Youth Council A wonderful opportunity to reflect together on an education…
The OIEC welcomes the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and wishes him peace, wisdom and fraternity.
Organised by OIEC, in partnership with Academica International Studies and Ed Tech Advisors 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱𝟮𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝗽𝗺 (𝗖𝗘𝗧)𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: “𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴? An interactive and inspiring event, aimed at young people, to think together about the impact of artificial intelligence on our world and our future. 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲́ 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘁𝗲,…
On Thursday 16 January, the Office International de l’Enseignement Catholique (OIEC) co-hosted an exciting webinar on ‘𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠’. The event brought together speakers and participants from across Europe to discuss access to formal and informal education for young migrants. Highlights of the Webinar : 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒔 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆̀𝒗𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒚, Vice-President of…
🌟 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌟We are delighted to invite you to our special webinar, organized for this occasion by the International Office of Catholic Education and SM, which will be held on May 9th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: May 9th, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Rome time)📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: OnlineThis will be a unique…