Sister Smerilli new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Smerilli, a Salesian sister, as the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Smerilli to lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development. This move replaces Cardinal Czerny in the role. The appointment includes both a nun and a cardinal to succeed the former head of the office.
Coverage from Vatican News, OSV News, and America Magazine emphasizes Smerilli's background as an Italian Salesian sister. Reports from Yahoo and Crux highlight the significance of a woman heading a Vatican department, with Yahoo noting she is the third woman to hold such a position. Future developments involve the integration of these new curia staff changes.
According to ABC News, the appointment places Smerilli in a top role regarding migrants.
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Quick answers
Who is the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development?
Sister Smerilli, a Salesian sister from Italy.
Whom is Sister Smerilli replacing?
She is succeeding Cardinal Czerny.
How many women have now headed Vatican departments?
According to Yahoo, Sister Smerilli is the third woman to head a Vatican department.
Coverage (11)
- Leo makes curia staff changes The Pillar · 22h ago
- Pope Leo names Salesian sister as prefect of Vatican’s human development dicastery OSV News · 22h ago
- Pope Leo XIV Names Nun, Cardinal to Succeed Cardinal Czerny at Human Development Office National Catholic Register · 22h ago
- Pope Leo appoints Italian sister to top Vatican post America Magazine · 22h ago
- Pope appoints woman to head development dicastery Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse · 22h ago
- Pope appoints woman to top-level management position wng.org · 22h ago
- The broom cupboard of sinecures: the nun with an appetite for Czerny’s chair Silere Non Possum · 22h ago
- Pope Leo appoints third woman to head Vatican department Yahoo · 22h 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 · 22h ago
- Pope Leo XIV names nun, cardinal to succeed Cardinal Czerny at human development office EWTN News · 22h ago
- Sister Smerilli new Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development Vatican News · 22h ago broke it first
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