Vatican appoints Smerilli as Prefect of Integral Human Development, with Baggio as Pro-Prefect and Barlaš as Secretary
Pope Francis appointed Sister Alessandra Smerilli as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, with Cardinal Fabio Baggio as Pro-Prefect and Monsignor Jozef Barlaš as Secretary; the trio’s appointments take effect on 1 September 2026.