The Holy Father has entrusted them with the task of leading the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for a five-year term.

The Holy Father has appointed Card. Michael Czerny S.J. for a five-year term as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Sr. Alessandra Smerilli F.M.A. as Secretary of the same Dicastery, until now respectively Prefect and Secretary ad interim.

The Pontiff also appointed Fr. Fabio Baggio C.S. as Under-Secretary of the same Dicastery, with responsibility for the Migrants and Refugees Section and for special projects. 

The Superiors are called to lead the Dicastery in the crucial mission of "promoting the human person and his God-given dignity" (Praedicate Evangelium, art. 163)  in all areas of public and social life, as well as to implement the recommendations produced by the Evaluation Commission, established  by the Holy Father in mid-2021 and led by Card. Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago.

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