From September 1, 2026, Sister Alessandra Smerilli will direct the dicastery for the service of integral human development, the great social ministry of the Vatican, competent on migrations, ecology, poverty, peace, work, health and even artificial intelligence, the theme of Leo XIV’s last encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. At his side, without his role being clearly explained at this stage, Cardinal Fabio Baggio is named “pro-prefect”.
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