10/04/2026
POPE LEO XIV APPOINTS BISHOP JUNIE AS MEMBER OF VATICAN DICASTERY FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Marcelino Antonio Maralit, Jr., as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, which oversees the Catholic Church’s presence in the field of communications media. He will be joining another Filipino—Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle—who has also gained prominence through his presence in the media, especially through The Word Exposed.
Bishop Maralit formerly served as Chairperson of the Commission on Social Communications of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. Currently, he serves as Chairperson of the Social Communications Department of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.