Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium – A New Vision on Church Administration

Abstract

The Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium (PE) promulgated by Pope Francis on 19 March 2022 replaced Pastor Bonus of Pope John Paul II and reformed the Roman Curia. The new document embodies Pope Francis’ unique vision of the Church administration. It invites the Officials of the Roman Curia to arrive at a more missionary, more pastoral, and more spiritual way of functioning than a mere bureaucratic way of working. The document came out while the Bishop’s Synod on the theme of ‘synadality’ was going on. Listening and walking together are experimented with in this Apostolic Constitution. This article elucidates basic visions that guided the reformation and summarize the major changes in the functioning of the Roman Curia.