Pope Francis promulgates the text of the Apostolic Constitution ‘Praedicate Evangelium’, which gives a more missionary structure to the Roman Curia so it can be better at the service of the local churches and the task of evangelization.
By Andrea Tornielli & Sergio Centofanti
On the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Pope Francis promulgated the new Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, entitled “Praedicate evangelium“. The text, which governs the Roman Curia, will enter into force on 5 June 2022, the Solemnity of Pentecost.
The Constitution marks the outcome of a lengthy listening process that began with the General Congregations that preceded the Conclave of 2013. The new Constitution replaces “Pastor bonus“, which Pope St. John Paul II promulgated on 28 June 1988 and in force since 1 March 1989 and consisting of 250 articles.
On Monday, 21 March at 11:30 a.m., Praedicate evangelium will be presented at the Holy See Press Office by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Bishop Marco Mellino, Secretary of the Council of Cardinals, and Jesuit Father Gianfranco Ghirlanda, canonist and emeritus professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
The text, as mentioned, is the result of lenghty collegial work, which took its cue from the 2013 pre-conclave meetings, and involved the Council of Cardinals with meetings from October 2013 to last February, taking place under the guidance of Pope Francis and with various contributions from the local Churches around the world.
Evangelization-focused Curia
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