Pope Leo Appoints Controversial Pontifical Academy for Life’s Chancellor as New Head, by Elise Ann Allen

The Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) has announced that Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, who previously served as chancellor of the academy, meaning its de facto second-in-command, had been tapped as president of the institution, founded by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

The announcement follows Pegoraro, an Italian priest, bioethicist and physician, serving as chancellor during an at times tumultuous time for the academy. He replaces Italian Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who had served as president of the academy since 2016 and who has now retired, having reached the age of 80 in April.

Pegoraro in the 27 May statement thanked Pope Leo XIV for naming him to the post, saying his work with Paglia Spanish Monsignor Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, who led the academy before Paglia, “has been both fascinating and stimulating, in line with the operational and thematic guidelines of the late Pope Francis”. …

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