Sister Smerilli new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development
Pope Leo XIV has appointed a woman to lead the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development.
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Pope Leo XIV appointed Sister Smerilli, an Italian Salesian sister, as the Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development. She and a cardinal were named to succeed Cardinal Czerny at the office.
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The brief
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Smerilli as the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development. This appointment marks a significant change in the Vatican's leadership structure.
Coverage emphasizes the historic nature of this appointment, noting that Sister Smerilli is the third woman to hold a top-level management position within the Vatican. Outlets reporting on this include The Pillar, OSV News, National Catholic Register, America Magazine, Crux, wng.org, Silere Non Possum, Yahoo, ABC News, EWTN News, and Vatican News.
Sister Smerilli succeeds Cardinal Czerny. Coverage does not yet specify the reasons for the change or Sister Smerilli's plans for the dicastery.
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Quick answers
Who is Sister Smerilli?
Sister Smerilli is a Salesian nun appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development.
What is the Dicastery for Integral Human Development?
The Dicastery for Integral Human Development is a Vatican department focused on promoting human development and addressing issues related to migration, charity, justice, and peace.
Who did Sister Smerilli replace?
Sister Smerilli succeeds Cardinal Czerny.
Coverage (11)
- Leo makes curia staff changes The Pillar · 22d ago
- Pope Leo names Salesian sister as prefect of Vatican’s human development dicastery OSV News · 22d ago
- Pope Leo XIV Names Nun, Cardinal to Succeed Cardinal Czerny at Human Development Office National Catholic Register · 22d ago
- Pope Leo appoints Italian sister to top Vatican post America Magazine · 22d ago
- Pope appoints woman to head development dicastery Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse · 22d ago
- Pope appoints woman to top-level management position wng.org · 22d ago
- The broom cupboard of sinecures: the nun with an appetite for Czerny’s chair Silere Non Possum · 22d ago
- Pope Leo appoints third woman to head Vatican department Yahoo · 22d ago
- Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 22d ago
- Pope Leo XIV names nun, cardinal to succeed Cardinal Czerny at human development office EWTN News · 22d ago
- Sister Smerilli new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development Vatican News · 22d ago
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