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\n Monsignor Humberto Gonz\u00e1lez in St. Peter\u2019s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV\u2019s pontificate. \/ Credit: Almudena Mart\u00ednez-Bordi\u00fa\/ACI Prensa<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Vatican City, May 20, 2025 \/ 16:58 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n

Monsignor Humberto Gonz\u00e1lez is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served alongside Cardinal Robert Prevost \u2014 now\u00a0Pope Leo XIV \u2014 who was president of the organization since 2023.<\/p>\n

The PCAL was created by Pope Pius XII in 1958 with the aim of studying issues related to the life and development of the particular Churches in the region.<\/p>\n

The commission works in coordination with the dicasteries, which it advises and supports, including through financial resources. It is also tasked with promoting relations between ecclesiastical institutions \u2014 both international and national \u2014 working in Latin America and the organizations within the Roman Curia.<\/p>\n

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From St. Peter\u2019s Square, at the end of the Mass inaugurating the Holy Father\u2019s pontificate, Gonz\u00e1lez, born in Colombia, spoke with ACI Prensa, CNA\u2019s Spanish-language news partner, about the close relationship he had with the now pontiff at PCAL headquarters, located in Piazza di San Calisto in the Trastevere neighborhood in central Rome.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy relationship with him was one of great trust and affection, because he came to Rome two years ago as president of the commission,\u201d said Gonz\u00e1lez, who has worked at PCAL for almost two decades.<\/p>\n

Due to his experience within the commission, Gonz\u00e1lez\u00a0maintained close collaboration with then-Cardinal Prevost, especially upon his arrival in Rome, to \u201cbring him up to date on some matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018A shepherd always knows his sheep\u2019<\/h2>\n

During this time, the two met at least twice a month. \u201cSince I manage the administration, I had to present the various reports and accounts to him,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

From his days working with the Holy Father, Gonz\u00e1lez\u00a0particularly highlighted his \u201cenormous capacity for listening and attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, he passed by today in the popemobile, and I called out his name. When he recognized my voice, he turned to look at me, smiled, and greeted me. A shepherd always knows his sheep,\u201d he added, visibly moved.<\/p>\n

For Gonz\u00e1lez, Pope Leo XIV is also \u201ca close, affectionate, joyful voice, one who listens and knows how to discern.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this regard, he emphasized that the pontiff has a great capacity for reflection and \u201cdoes not make hasty decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe takes his time and undertakes a very important task for the good of the Church. We give thanks for his presence,\u201d he told ACI Prensa.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV has not yet announced who will take his place at the head of the Dicastery for Bishops and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, an entity that also works with the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops\u2019 Council (CELAM, by its Spanish acronym) and the Latin American Council of Religious.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also seek to establish relations with the Latin American embassies to the Holy See, with the Latin American schools that have students here in Rome, so as to forge bonds of communion between the Curia and Latin America,\u201d the PCAL official explained.<\/p>\n

The commission\u2019s president is also assisted by two secretaries and the commission\u2019s officials as well as by the members and councilors elected to \u201cassist, accompany, and advise at the meetings where subsidies for the well-being and communion of all the countries of Latin America are planned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altogether, Pope Leo XIV lived nearly 20 years in Peru, including eight years as bishop of Chiclayo, which allowed him to acquire a profound understanding of the ecclesial and social reality of Latin America.<\/p>\n

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Monsignor Humberto Gonz\u00e1lez in St. Peter\u2019s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV\u2019s pontificate. \/ Credit: Almudena Mart\u00ednez-Bordi\u00fa\/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 20, 2025 \/ 16:58 pm (CNA). Monsignor Humberto Gonz\u00e1lez is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served alongside Cardinal Robert Prevost \u2014 now\u00a0Pope Leo XIV \u2014 who was president of the organization since 2023. The PCAL was created by Pope Pius XII in 1958 with the aim of studying issues related to the life and development of the particular Churches in the region. 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