Pope Francis on Tuesday paid a visit
to the Gregorian University, the oldest of the Roman pontifical
universities.
The university was founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyola, who
also founded the Jesuit order that Francis belongs to.
It has contributed to the formation of 16 popes, 27 saints and
57 people to have been beatified.
Around 36% of the current College of Cardinals and 24% of the
world's Catholic bishops are also former students of the Jesuit
university
Today the Gregorian has about 3,000 students, both men and
women, religious and lay people, from 121 countries.
During his speech, Francis stressed that education must "not be
a privilege".
He said that this was the case in the past and this "condition
that has not yet died out".
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