He was under secretary of the dicastery's Migrants and Refugees Section from 2017 to 2022. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2019. A member of the Jesuits, Czerny has worked to promote social …

Cardinal Michael Czerny, a Czech-born Canadian Jesuit, has dedicated his life to social justice issues and is currently prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, leading Pope …

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, was born on 18 July in Brno, in the former Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic.

Feb 10, 2025 · Cardinal Michael Czerny, the Czech-born Canadian Jesuit, is one of the cardinals most closely associated with Francis's pontificate and heads the Vatican office responsible for migrants, the...

3 days ago · Cardinal Michael Czerny this week reflected on the martyrdom of Catholics who gave witness to Jesus Christ under communist rule in eastern and central Europe during the “Blessed …

5 days ago · But God, Cardinal Czerny stated, "tested them like gold in the furnace,” and the fire of the regime, he marveled, "did not consume the gold of their faith," but rather "burned away only the …

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus in English Canada in 1963, and was ordained in 1973. He did graduate studies at the University of Chicago in an inter-disciplinary …

2 days ago · CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, paid tribute to two Czech martyrs at a conference …

Apr 20, 2026 · Now, one year without him, the memories are in full bloom. As a priest, a Jesuit, a Cardinal and Prefect of a Dicastery (Department) of the Roman Curia, I give thanks for him and for …

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., is the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 2022. For the previous five years, he served as an under-secretary of the Dicastery's Migrants …