US EditionPope Leo Replaces Cardinal Paglia at John Paul II Institute
- Pope Leo XIV has designated Cardinal Baldassare Reina to replace Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as the head of the Pontifical Institute focused on marriage and family studies named after John Paul II.
- Archbishop Paglia retired upon reaching the Vatican's mandatory retirement age of 80, after serving as grand chancellor since 2016 amid controversies related to his restructuring of the institute and statements on ethical issues.
- The institute, founded by St. John Paul II in 1982 following the 1980 Synod of Bishops, was reoriented under Paglia with statutes updated by Pope Francis in 2017 to emphasize a pastoral and missionary approach to family studies.
- Cardinal Reina, created cardinal in December 2024 and papal vicar for Rome, is seen as a less controversial figure who advocates that the Church should adapt the times to the Gospel rather than changing its teachings.
- Reina's appointment signals a return to the institute's earlier institutional framework amid ongoing shifts in the Church, suggesting a move from sociological and pastoral frameworks toward clearer doctrinal foundations on marriage and family.
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Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Paglia at John Paul II Institute
The Vatican on Monday replaced Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as grand chancellor of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences, appointing Cardinal Baldassare Reina to the post.
Leo XIV names new chancellor of John Paul II marriage, family institute in Rome
Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 10:43 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV, in one of his first personnel appointments, on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family, replacing Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who…
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The Vatican announced May 19 that Baldassare Cardinal Reina would become the grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. He succeeds Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the Pope Francis sycophant who presided over the demolition of the original John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and the cashiering of many senior faculty. Francis’s apparent goal was to align the institute’…
Pope Leo XIV Names Cardinal Reina Chancellor of John Paul II Marriage and Family Institute in Rome
Daniel Ibañez/CNA Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. Pope Leo’s May 19 appointment of Cardinal Reina as grand chancellor appears to be a return to the former practice of linking the leadership of the institute to the vicar general of Rome.
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