Chaminade Students ‘Build Bridges’ with Pope Francis

Chaminade Students ‘Build Bridges’ with Pope Francis
March 1,2022 - Chaminade University Communications & Marketing
 
It’s not every day that a Zoom meeting is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But then, it’s also not every day that your virtual meeting features Pope Francis.

That’s exactly what two Chaminade students got the chance to experience recently. The historic encounter with the Pope was part of a dialogue with students from North, Central and South America on the economic and environmental pressures contributing to migration and displacement.

Chaminade junior Alycia Tausaga, who is majoring in Environmental Science, and senior Joseph Durocher, a Biochemistry major, were part of a group of about 20 students in the West and Pacific Region. In total, the Pope met with about 100 students from across the three regions during the virtual meeting on February 24. [Read More]