Apostolic Constitution "Preach the Gospel" (Praedicate Evangelium)

Massimo Faggioli is professor in the department of theology and religious studies at Villanova University. He is an internationally established scholar in the area of Vatican II and the papacy especially, and a renowned public commentator on church affairs. He is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II (edited with Catherine Clifford, 2023). Among his books with Liturgical Press are The Legacy and Limits of Vatican II in an Age of Crisis (2025); Catholicism and Citizenship: Political Cultures of the Church in the Twenty-First Century (2017); Sorting Out Catholicism: A Brief History of the New Ecclesial Movements (2014); Pope John XXIII: The Medicine of Mercy (2014); and True Reform: Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium (2012).

“Massimo Faggioli presents the historical and theological context for intelligently understanding Pope Francis’s reform of the Roman Curia, an institution many popes have tried to reform with limited success.”Thomas J. Reese, SJ

• CONTENTSHistorical-Theological Introduction ixPOPE FRANCISAPOSTOLIC CONSTITUTIONPRAEDICATE EVANGELIUMon the Roman Curia and Its Serviceto the Church in the WorldI. Preamble 3II. Principles and Criteria for the Service of the Roman Curia 10III. General Norms (art. 1-43) 16IV. Secretariat of State (art. 44-52) 33V. Dicasteries 38Dicastery for Evangelization (art. 53-68) 38Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (art. 69-78) 44Dicastery for the Service of Charity (art. 79-81) 48 Dicastery for the Eastern Churches (art. 82-87) 49Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline ofthe Sacraments (art. 88-97) 51Dicastery for the Causes of Saints (art. 98-102) 54Dicastery for Bishops (art. 103-112) 55Dicastery for the Clergy (art. 113-120) 59Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Lifeand Societies of Apostolic Life (art. 121-127) 63Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life (art. 128-141) 65Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (art. 142-146) 70Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (art. 147-152) 72Dicastery for Culture and Education (art. 153-162) 74Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development(art. 163-174) 78Dicastery for Legislative Texts (art. 175-182) 83Dicastery for Communication (art. 183-188) 85VI. Institutions of Justice 87Institutions of Justice (art. 189) 87Apostolic Penitentiary (art. 190-193) 87Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (art. 194-199) 88Tribunal of the Roman Rota (art. 200-204) 90 VII. Institutions of Finance 93Council for the Economy (art. 205-211) 93Secretariat for the Economy (art. 212-218) 95Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See(art. 219-221) 98Office of the Auditor General (art. 222-224) 99Commission for Confidential Matters (art. 225-226) 100Committee for Investments (art. 227) 101VIII. Offices 102Prefecture of the Papal Household (art. 228-230) 102Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff(art. 231-234) 103The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (art. 235-237) 105IX. Advocates 107Register of Advocates at the Roman Curia (art. 238-239) 107The Corps of Advocates of the Holy See (art. 240) 108X. Institutions Associated with the Holy See (art. 241-249) 109XI. Transitional Norm (art. 250) 112Notes 115