Pope Leo presided over the inauguration of the León XIV campus of the National University, delivering a speech to the academic community

On April 21 in Malabo, the Pope engaged with civil authorities and cultural representatives.

Knowledge and the search for truth cannot be separated from an adherence to reality, lest they degenerate into attempts to judge it according to one’s own convenience. The desire to know must instead be open to reality, and, from a Christian perspective, faith purifies the search by freeing it from a sense of self-sufficiency and leads it to places where reason also tends but cannot fully reach. So said Pope Leo, speaking at the inauguration of the campus of the National University of Equatorial Guinea, which bears his name. “May the new generations be formed in an integral way, beyond the mere appearance of success. The fruits will not be long in coming,” said the Pontiff, addressing the academic and cultural communities.

Full text of the Holy Father’s address to the academic and cultural representatives.