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Catholic Herald (UK)
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The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will merge Vatican departments responsible for justice and peace, migration, charity and health
Pope Francis has created a new Vatican department, The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican has announced.
The dicastery will merge four existing Vatican departments; justice and peace, migration, charity and health.
In an apostolic letter given “motu proprio” (on his own initiative) and published by the Vatican on August 31, the pope said the new “Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development” will merge the pontifical councils for Justice and Peace, Cor Unum, Migrants and Travelers, and Health Care Ministry.
The pope named Cardinal Peter Turkson, current president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, to serve as prefect of the new office, which will begin functioning on January 1.
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