Pope Leo appoints controversial Pontifical Academy for Life’s chancellor as new head

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