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Pope Leo Names Fr. Andrea Ciucci Chancellor of Pontifical Academy for Life, by Hannah Brockhaus – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Hannah Brockhaus, EWTN News, April 10, 2026

Hannah Brockhaus is EWTN News’ Deputy Vatican Editor. After growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, she earned a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri. She has lived in Rome… See full bio

 

The Italian priest has served as the academyʼs secretariat coordinator since 2016.

Hannah BrockhausPope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Father Andrea Ciucci chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The Italian priest has served as the academyʼs secretariat coordinator since 2016.

Originally from Milan, the 59-year-old Ciucci has a doctorate in the philosophy of religion from the Pontifical University of Sant’Anselmo in Rome. After serving as a parish vicar in Milan, he worked at the former Pontifical Council for the Family from 2012–2016.

He is also the general secretary of the RenAIssance Foundation, a Vatican institution that promotes an ethical perspective on artificial intelligence. ….

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