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Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 under-secretaries of the Synod

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Giacomo Costa, SJ, and Sister Elena Massimi, FMA, as under-secretaries of the General Secretariat of the Synod. The Holy See Press Office announced the appointments on October 30, 2026.

Father Costa, a member of the Society of Jesus, previously served as a consultant for the General Secretariat of the Synod. He also served as special secretary for the 15th and 16th Ordinary General Assemblies of the Synod of Bishops in 2018 and between 2021 and 2024. Born in Genoa in 1967, he has held roles including chair of the San Fedele Cultural Foundation in Milan and national spiritual guide for the Christian Associations of Italian Workers.

Sister Elena Massimi, a member of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, is a lecturer in liturgy and sacramental theology at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. She holds a doctorate in sacred theology with a specialization in liturgical-pastoral studies from the Santa Giustina Institute of Pastoral Liturgy in Padua.

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Earlier version, Friday 30 October

Pope Leo XIV appoints 2 new undersecretaries of the Synod of Bishops

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 30, 4:05 AM Vatican News Português Secretaria Geral do Sínodo: nomeados dois novos subsecretários
  2. Oct 30, 4:13 AM Vatican News Čeština P. Giacomo Costa SJ a sr. Elena Massimi FMA jmenováni podsekretáři Generálního sekretariátu synody
  3. Oct 30, 4:47 AM Vatican News BE Папа прызначыў намеснікаў Генеральнага сакратара Сінода Біскупаў
  4. Oct 30, 5:59 AM Vatican News Shqip Sekretaria e Përgjithshme e Sinodit, emërohen dy zv.sekretarë të rinj
  5. Oct 30, 7:00 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Alla Segreteria del Sinodo, due nuovi sottosegretari: Costa e Massimi
  6. Oct 30, 4:43 AM Vatican News Deutsch Stühlerücken im Synoden-Sekretariat
  7. Oct 30, 4:49 AM Vatican News Українська Папа призначив Заступників Секретаря Генерального секретаріату Синоду
  8. Oct 30, 5:01 AM ACI Prensa Español El Papa León XIV nombra a un jesuita y a una salesiana subsecretarios del Sínodo
  9. Oct 30, 4:14 AM Holy See Press Office Resignations and Appointments
  10. Oct 30, 10:28 AM Vatican News Magyar Leó pápa új titkárhelyetteseket nevezett ki a Szinódusi Főtitkárság vezetőségébe
  11. Oct 31, 5:23 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Sveti oče imenoval nova podtajnika generalnega tajništva za sinodo

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