Pope Leo XIV appoints El Pasoan to dicastery for promoting integral human development

UPDATE (1:55 p.m.) -- El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz released a statement on Corbett being named the pope's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. He said, in part, quote:

"I give thanks to God for the appointment of Dylan Corbett of the Hope Border Institute to the Dicastery
for Promoting Integral Human Development by our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. is recognition
affirms Mr. Corbett’s faithful leadership and his witness of faith to our border community, where the
dignity of all that is encountered and defended each day."

Bishop Seitz said he worked with Corbett through the Hope Border Institute for more than a decade.

"His unwavering commitment to accompanying migrants and advocating for policies rooted in the Gospel and in the Church’s social teaching has gone a long way to bring attention to this matter on the U.S./Mexico border," the bishop said. "I am confident that Mr. Corbett will bring the voices and experiences of our border region to the universal Church in a meaningful way."

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Pope Leo the XIV appointed Dylan Corbett, the Executive Director of the Hope Border Institute, to Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the institute announced Monday.

The dicastery is a Roman Curia institution, the Hope Border Institute said. It assists the pope and bishops in advancing the church's social mission with focuses on migration, ecology, health, security and the economy.

"I’m humbled by this appointment from Pope Leo XIV," Corbett said. "The pope is very attentive to God’s work in border communities and with people who are migrating to bring about a more just and compassionate world. I’m honored to do what I can to bring this perspective to the critical work done by the Dicastery, in service to the Holy Father and the global church, to advance the social Gospel, so that all might have life, and have it abundantly."

Corbett has led the Hope Border Institute in El Paso for more than a decade.