Palma named member of Vatican body

by Christian Crow Maghanoy ManilaTimes.net

POPE Francis has named Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as a member of the Dicastery for Culture Education, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said.

Palma, 72, is the newest member of the Vatican office.

The Dicastery for Culture Education was formed as the result of a merger between the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for Culture of which the archbishop was a former member.

It is currently headed by Portuguese Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, who was appointed by the pope as its prefect in September 2022.

Divided into two sections, the dicastery “works for the development of human values in people within the horizon of Christian anthropology, contributing to the full realization of Christian discipleship.”

The dicastery also coordinates the activities of pontifical academies, such as the Pontifical Academy of Archeology and the Pontifical Academy of Theology. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu congratulated Palma on his appointment. g