 On 31 May 2007, he entered the service of the Roman Curia upon his appointment as Vice-President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America by Pope Benedict XVI.On 13 May 2011 he was appointed the first secretary of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation by Pope Benedict.On 5 March 2012 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples by Pope Benedict.