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On August 18, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed new Consultors to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. As stated in the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium , the Consultors of the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia, appointed for a five-year term, are chosen "from among the faithful distinguished by knowledge, proven ability, and prudence," and "their identification and appointment must respect, to the greatest extent possible, the criterion of universality." They are therefore theologians, canonists, priests, religious, and lay people—men and women—from all over the world who support the Dicastery with their specific human, scientific, pastoral, and ecclesial expertise, offering opinions and insights useful for addressing issues requiring specific study. The new appointments, published in the Bulletin of the Holy See, are: - Reverend Monsignor Peter Klasvogt , Rector of the Pontifical Teutonic College of Santa Maria in Camposanto in Rome (Ital...