US EditionMsgr. Renzo Pegoraro Appointed President of Pontifical Academy for Life
- On May 27, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, previously the academy’s chancellor, to lead the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life, taking over from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia in Vatican City.
- The appointment came after Paglia reached the age limit requiring retirement at 80 and followed his contentious period in office, which included significant and disputed revisions to the academy’s statutes in 2016.
- Renzo Pegoraro, a bioethicist who obtained his medical qualification at the University of Padua and earned a doctorate in bioethics, had been serving as chancellor since 2011 and was a close collaborator with Paglia during debates over assisted suicide and contraception.
- Critics raised concerns about Pegoraro's record, noting he has expressed conditional acceptance of contraception and possibly assisted suicide, while supporters praise his defense of life and continuity with recent academy themes.
- Pegoraro's leadership signals a likely continuation of the current academy course focused on bioethics, human dignity, and engagement with scientific disciplines, although some worry this departs from the original pro-life mission.
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Pope Leo XIV taps Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro for presidency of Pontifical Academy for Life
Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro is the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. / Credit: ACI Stampa National Catholic Register, May 27, 2025 / 19:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor... [...]
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Pope Leo XIV this week appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro — longtime chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life involved in a controversy over his 2022 comment suggesting contraception could be permissible in certain cases — as the academy’s new president. Msgr. Pegoraro succeeds Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who became president in 2016. Msgr. Pegoraro studied in Padua and Rome, where he obtained a licentiate in moral theology and a diploma in…
Pope taps Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro as president of Pontifical Academy for Life
Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro is the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. / Credit: ACI Stampa National Catholic Register, May 27, 2025 / 19:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its outgoing president, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, signaling a desire to continue the course set under Pope Francis.Until his appointment on Tuesday, Pegoraro, 65, …
Pope Leo XIV appoints new Pontifical Academy for Life president, whose 2022 comments on contraception spark concern
Pope Leo XIV this week appointed Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro — longtime chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life involved in a controversy over his 2022 comment… The post Pope Leo XIV appoints new Pontifical Academy for Life president, whose 2022 comments on contraception spark concern appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Paglia replaced as president of Pontifical Academy for Life
The Vatican announced May 27 the appointment of Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro as the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, succeeding Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.Pegoraro has served as the academy’s chancellor since 2011. While considered a respected bioethicist, Pegoraro has made some statements that raised concern among some Catholics, who say they suggest he believes the Church’s moral teaching on artificial contraception could be subject t…
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