In contemporary society marked by secularized tendencies, sometimes aggressive towards the universe of religious faith, a mentality is taking shape according to which religious education must be separated from formal education in school and reduced to the Church, thus depriving today's young people of the knowledge of an authentic, spiritual experience. Religious education is not in conflict with science and scientific knowledge, but responds to the inner needs of young people, which are particularly concerned with the heavenly and eternal dimension. From the moment of creation, man has always longed for eternity, and a Christian education from childhood helps him to fulfil this longing. An authentic and permanent Christian education offers children and young people the prospect of a Christian life, the power to fulfil the evangelical moral precepts which lead to fulfilment.