Vatican Archbishop Walks Back Approval of Assisted Suicide
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life has walked back statements in support of legalized assisted suicide, accusing journalists of having misinterpreted his thought.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia
Head of Vatican Life Academy Gives Nod to Legal Assisted Suicide
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said he is personally opposed to assisted suicide but would not exclude it for others who wish to avail themselves of it.
Vatican Archbishop Blames Pope Francis for Pro-Abortion Appointment
The head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has blamed Pope Francis for naming pro-abortion economist Mariana Mazzucato to the Academy.
Pope Francis Defends Choice of Pro-Abortion Woman for Academy for Life
Pope Francis has defended his choice of pro-abortion economist Mariana Mazzuccato for the Pontifical Academy for Life, insisting Sunday that she will add some “humanity” to the Academy.
Archbishop Defends Appointment of Pro-Abortion Member to Pontifical Academy for Life
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has defended the appointment of Mariana Mazzucato to the Academy, insisting that her positions may be “pro-choice” but they are not “pro-abortion.”
Former Papal Nuncio Slams Vatican’s Life Czar for Support of Abortion Law
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former papal nuncio to the United States, has called out the “scandalous claims” by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, regarding Italy’s Law 194 legalizing abortion.
Vatican Chief Defends Calling Abortion Law ‘Pillar of Society’
ROME — The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has defended his statement on Italian television that Italy’s 1978 law legalizing abortion is a “pillar of society.”
Vatican Chief Praises Italy’s Law Legalizing Abortion as a ‘Pillar of Society’
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life called Italy’s notorious Law 194 legalizing abortion “a pillar of society” this weekend, and that no one is looking to overturn it.
Vatican Chief Says Anti-Homophobia Bill Is a ‘Manifesto’ Not a Law
The President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has criticized an anti-homophobia bill being debated in the Italian parliament, calling it more of a “manifesto” than a law.
Vatican Decries ‘Massacre of the Elderly’ in Nursing Homes During Pandemic
ROME — The Vatican is urging a paradigm shift in care for older people while decrying the “massacre” of the elderly from the coronavirus, chiefly in nursing homes.
Vatican Academy Tweets Image of Virgin Mary Holding Black Jesus
The Pontifical Academy of Life has tweeted out a photoshopped version of Michelangelo’s statue of the Pietà, making the body of Jesus black.
Vatican Chief: Catholic Politicians ‘Must Stop Promoting’ Pro-Abortion Laws
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV) declared this weekend that Catholic politicians must not promote laws against the life of the unborn.
Critics Decry Vatican’s ‘Purge’ of John Paul II Institute
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia laid off the core of the faculty of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and the Family last month, a move critics claim was meant to radically alter the vision of the institute that was founded to spread the legacy of its namesake, especially his innovative theology of the body.
Vatican Chief: ‘Flee in Horror from the Evils of Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide and Abortion’
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life used powerful words Wednesday to condemn the culture of death, calling modern practices such as abortion and euthanasia “evils” from which the world must “flee in horror.”
After Alfie Evans, Vatican Issues ‘Charter of the Rights of the Incurable Child’
The Vatican has struck back at the system that decreed the death of young Alfie Evans, publishing a ten-point “Charter of the Rights of the Incurable Child” Monday.
