POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS TWO SECRETARIES GENERAL

Pope Francis has appointed the following as Secretaries General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, effective 1 March 2025: Archbishop Emilio Nappa, who has been serving as Assistant Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches, and as President of the Pontifical Mission Societies; Mr. Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi (lawyer), who has been serving as Deputy Secretary General of the Governorate of Vatican City State.

To this end, the Pope has amended the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State (dated 13 May 2023) and Law No. CCLXXIV on the Government of Vatican City State (dated 25 November 2018). At the same time, Pope Francis entrusted Sr. Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of the Governorate, as of 1 March 2025, the authority to assign and confer specific duties or tasks to the Secretaries General, as deemed necessary.