The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development was created on August 17, 2016 according to the wishes that our Holy Father Pope Francis expressed in his Apostolic Letter, under the form of a Motu Proprio, Humanam Progressionem.
The new Dicastery promotes the integral development of the person in light of the Gospel and in line with the Social Doctrine of the Church. It dedicates particular attention to taking care of the goods of justice, peace and the safeguarding of Creation, as well as issues regarding disarmament, human rights, human mobility, health, charitable works, expressing the concern and attention of the Pope towards a humanity that suffers, among whom are the needy, the ill and the excluded.
In addition, the Dicastery follows issues regarding the necessities of those who are forced to abandon their own countries or those who are without one, the marginalized, the victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters, prisoners, the unemployed and victims of contemporary forms of slavery and torture and other people whose dignity is at risk.
As such our congregation shares the issues promoted by the new Dicastery with our four apostolic orientations:
- Interfaith and intercultural dialogue and encounter;
- Migration, refugees and internally displaced persons;
- Modern slavery and human traffic;
- Care of the environment.
On March 30, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed new members of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. This time one of our sisters was appointed, the Reverend Sister Linah Siabana, Psychologist.
The members of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, appointed for five-year terms, are chosen from among cardinals, bishops, men and women religious, and laypeople from around the world to ensure the universal involvement of the Church.
We wish our sister and all her colleagues in the Dicastery, the most fruitful work in promoting humanity in our troubled world.
