Emilce Cuda

On 13 April 2022 Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. On 19 May 2022 Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy for Life.

On 26 July 2021, Pope Francis named Cuda to head the office of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. She took up her responsibilities at the Vatican on 1 September. On 18 February 2022 Pope Francis promoted her to secretary of the Commission, on an equal footing with its other secretary Rodrigo Guerra López.

She is a research professor at Universidad Nacional Arturo Juaretche (UNAJ) and a visiting professor at the UCA, the UBA, the University of St. Thomas (Texas) and Loyola University Chicago. She was a visiting research professor in residence at Boston College (2016) and DePaul University (2019). She is an advisor and professor for the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM), through its social school CEBITIPAL. She collaborates with the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development of the Roman curia of the Holy See, with the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) of Geneva in the program "The Future of Work. Labor after Laudato Si and Post Covid 19", with The Economy of Francesco, with the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, and with the Pastoral Juvenil de la Arquidiócesis de Los Angeles. She is a visible figure in the academic, ecclesial and social organizations of Argentina and Latin America. She is a member of the global network Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church(CTEWC). where she was coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean between 2016 and 2018.

Reading Francis – Theology, Ethics and Politics (Spanish: Para Leer a Francisco – Teologia, Etica y Politica) was published in 2014. Prefaced by Scannone, it examines the theological and philosophical underpinnings of Pope Francis’ writings. Spanish newspaper ABC wrote, "It allows us to delve into the main lines of Theology of the People, covering the pastoral and ethical implications of the decisions approved by the Latin American episcopate held in Aparecida."

She obtained her BA (1990), MA (2005) and PhD/STD (2010) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. She studied philosophy at Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA. She received an MBA (2001) from the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales.

Emilce Cuda (born 26 December 1965) is an Argentine theologian, university professor, and Roman Curia official.