Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, papal legate to the general conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, after the closing Mass in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 30, 2022. CBCP NEWS
By LiCAS News
March 20, 2023
Pope Francis has issued a decree giving Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, full legal authority over the second section of the dicastery, which is responsible for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches.
The decree implements the reforms mentioned by the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which aims to reform the offices of the Roman Curia.
The document splits the Dicastery for Evangelization into two sections — for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World, which is headed by a pro-prefect, Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella, ad the second by Cardinal Tagle.
Pope Francis serves as prefect of the dicastery, with authority over the two sections.
The papal decree gives Cardinal Tagle and his successors the authority to control resources headed for mission territories.
DONATE TO CBCP NEWS
CBCPNews is a church-based news agency operated by the Media Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. This apostolate aims at helping the work of the new evangelization through the news media. This is non-commercial and non-profit. That being the case, it totally depends on generosity of its readers and supporters.
Should you wish to donate kindly press the donate button. Thank you.