Frank Cardinal Leo Appointed as Member to Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

On July 3, 2025, the Vatican announced the appointment of Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto as a member to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. A dicastery is a department of the Roman Curia, the administrative body of the Holy See. The appointment does not impact Cardinal Leo’s ministry as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto.

Cardinal Leo commented on the appointment:

“I am grateful to the Holy Father for the opportunity to serve as a member of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue. I very much look forward to dialogue and reflection on how the Catholic Church can work with other faith traditions in a positive and constructive manner as we identify areas of common concern and engagement.”

The Vatican website describes the dicastery as follows:

“The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue promotes and supervises relations with members and groups of non-Christian religions, with the exception of Judaism, competence for which belongs to the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. The Dicastery works to ensure that dialogue with the followers of other religions takes place in an appropriate way, with an attitude of listening, esteem and respect. It fosters various kinds of relations with them so that, through the contribution of all, peace, freedom, social justice, the protection and safeguarding of creation, and spiritual and moral values may be promoted.”

We pray for Cardinal Leo as he takes on this new appointment and for all those who continue to foster goodwill and co-operation among people of all faiths.