US EditionPope Leo XIV Names Ex-DepEd Chief Luistro to Vatican Dicastery
- Former Education Secretary Armin Luistro has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, according to a bulletin from the Vatican press office.
- Luistro, the first Asian superior general of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, was appointed on June 25, 2025.
- He previously served under former President Benigno Aquino III, who passed away on June 24, and he held the education secretary position from 2010.
- The De La Salle Brothers run several educational institutions in the Philippines, including De La Salle University.
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Photo from Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV has appointed Brother Armin Luistro as one of the 19 new members of the Vatican's Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. This was reported by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Wednesday, June 25. The dicastery is tasked with promoting and overseeing the practice of evangelical counsels such as poverty, chastity and obedience in accordance wit…
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