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Praedicate Evangelium Praedicate evangelium (Preach the gospel is an Apostolic Constitution reforming the Roman Curia. It was published and promulgated on March 19, 2022, by Pope Francis; the document took effect on 5 June 2022. It abrogated and replaced Pope John Paul IIs Pastor bonus of 1988.

Pope Francis has filled five key posts in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Pope Francis on Saturday appointed secretaries of the doctrinal and disciplinary sections of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).

St. Peters Basilica. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.Vatican City, Apr 4, 2022 / 06:10 am (CNA).In the world of the Vatican, the editio typica of a document is critically important. It is the standard edition of a text that serves as a reference for translations into other languages.For this reason, the editio typica of Praedicate evangelium, the new apostolic constitution reforming the Roman Curia, was highly anticipated. When the document was released without warning, and only in Italian, on March 19, it...

It is good for the Dicastery to “work in close contact” with the bishops—unless this degenerates into a way of diffusing responsibility.