Pope Francis has appointed Brazilian priest João Wilkes Rebouças Chagas as head of the Laity, Family and Life Dicastery.
Vatican News
Pope Francis made a number of appointments this Saturday, including two Portuguese speakers: Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, alongside archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church, he is also a member of the Congregation for the Trials of Saints with immediate effect.
The Dicastery with a Brazilian accent
Another appointment concerns the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life: Brazilian Father João Wilkes Rebouças Chagas has been appointed Head of Department in the same Dicastery. For many years Father João was in charge of the youth sector, which oversees the entire field of youth work, including the organization of WYD, the World Youth Days. The feet. John commented on Pope Francis’ appointment:
“I believe that this appointment underscores above all the importance of youth ministry, youth ministry, which the Synod 2018 Outcome Document Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment recognizes as a pastoral priority of the time. Youth ministry is an epochal pastoral priority for the Church. What else does this calling mean? I have to talk better with the people in charge and make myself understood every day. I am also trying to do this with federal youth leaders from all over the world, it is this common path, this synodal path, walking together so that Jesus places himself in our midst and he gives himself to us as the meaning of our lives and to every new reality that is in our story happens . Then he himself will be the meaning. And he himself will give meaning to it all.”