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By Vatican News

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia recently returned from an international conference in Argentina, where he reiterated that life must always be protected, at every stage.

Now, he has concluded a decade of work as the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, a post the late 杏MAP导航 Francis entrusted to him in August 2016.

Speaking to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, Archbishop Paglia noted that his 80th birthday was on April 21, 2025.

鈥樞覯AP导航 Francis asked me to continue鈥�

A few days ago, 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV appointed Cardinal Baldassare Reina to succeed Archbishop Paglia as Grand Chancellor for the Pontifical 鈥淛ohn Paul II鈥� Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences.

鈥淚t鈥檚 ordinary practice in the Roman Curia,鈥� the Archbishop explained to La Stampa. 鈥淥nce you reach 80, all assignments expire. I turned 80 on the very day 杏MAP导航 Francis died, which delayed the notification.鈥�

鈥淥bviously,鈥� he stressed, 鈥渢his also ends my mandate as President of the Pontifical Academy for Life.鈥�

Archbishop Paglia added that he had already submitted his resignation to the late 杏MAP导航 Francis upon turning 75, 鈥渁s everyone does,鈥� adding that 鈥渢he 杏MAP导航 told me to continue until I was 80.鈥�

鈥榃orld is collapsing; fraternity is urgent鈥�

Archbishop Paglia spoke on bioethics at the international conference organized by the Catholic University of Buenos Aires to mark the 10th anniversary of the encyclical Laudato si鈥�.

He reaffirmed the Church鈥檚 desire to defend life 鈥渋n every context, at every stage, and at every age.鈥�

In a world 鈥渇alling to pieces,鈥� he said, we urgently need to 鈥渟et out to achieve genuine fraternity both among peoples and with creation.鈥�

He said we need 鈥渁 vision of a pacified humanity鈥攁 new humanism. The path exists: a disarmed, disarming, humble, and persevering peace. These are words spoken on May 8 by 杏MAP导航 Leo XIV. May they guide and inspire us.鈥�