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August 20, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV Picks Kenyan, Ugandan Priest for Vatican Job

Pope Leo XIV Picks Kenyan, Ugandan Priest for Vatican Job

Her work has included advocacy on Africa’s economic challenges, debt, climate action, food security and humanitarian response...

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Kenyan development expert Lucy Afandi Esipila has been appointed as a consultant to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development by Pope Leo XIV.

  • Esipila, who heads Caritas Africa, is one of 12 new consultors appointed on August 18, 2026.
  • The Vatican department she will advise focuses on global issues such as poverty, migration, and environmental protection.
  • Esipila has extensive experience in development and humanitarian work, previously serving as the first woman to lead the continental Caritas Africa network.

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