Pope Francis appoints Maltese Theologian as Consultor

Pope Francis appointed Rev. Dr Hector Scerri to be one of the Consultors of one of the Dicasteries of the Holy See – the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity. Fr Scerri, 48, is Head of the Department of Dogmatic Theology at the University of Malta where he has been lecturing for the last sixteen years. He is currently President of the Theological Commission of the Maltese Episcopal Conference and President of the Ecumenical Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta. He is also Chairman of “Christians Together in Malta” (Malta Ecumenical Council). Fr Scerri is active in ecumenical dialogue among Christians on the local scene.