Cardinal Reina to replace Archbishop Paglia as John Paul II Institute chancellor
May 19, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the vicar general of the Rome diocese, to serve as grand chancellor of the Pontifical “John Paul II” Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.
In that role, Cardinal Rein replaces Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who at the age of 80 is retiring from the post. Archbishop Paglia had been among the most controversial prelates at the Vatican during the pontificate of Pope Francis, presiding over a radical restructuring of the Pontifical Council for Life, which turned its attention to broad social questions rather than the controversial issues of human life and human dignity for which it had been established.
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