Pope Francis announces the establishment of a new Dicastery

Today, at the beginning of the afternoon
General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, the Holy Father made the
following announcement:

“I have decided to establish a new
Dicastery with competency for Laity, Family and Life, that will replace the
Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Pontifical Council for the
Family. The Pontifical
Academy for Life will be
joined to the new Dicastery.

To this end, I have constituted a special
commission that will prepare a text delineating canonically the competencies of
the new Dicastery. The text will be presented for discussion to the Council of
Caridnals at their next meeting in December.”