Pope Leo keeps Francis-era statutes for Pontifical Academy for Life

What is noteworthy about the new statutes is that which was not changed from the controversial 2016 version.

(Pelican+) — Newly approved statutes for the Pontifical Academy for Life appear to continue the new direction set in 2016 by Pope Francis, as the once customary pro-life oath remains absent.

On February 28, the Vatican published the amended statutes for the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV), which had been signed by Pope Leo XIV the previous day. Largely…