Manila, June 25 -- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Filipino De La Salle Brother and former Education Secretary Armin Luistro as among the 19 new members of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

A report on the Catholic Bishop' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website on Wednesday said Luistro's appointment was announced on Tuesday.

The dicastery is tasked with promoting, encouraging and regulating the practice of evangelical counsels, the CBCP report said, citing the apostolic constitution on the Roman Curia.

The dicastery is also charged with approving cases in which a vowed member seeks to leave religious life or is asked to do so by their community.

It also oversees the establishment ...