Baldassare Reina

Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

In First Personnel Appointments, Pope Leo XIV Replaces Chancellor of Rome's John Paul II Marriage, Family Institute

May 20, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina celebrates Mass on Day 3 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

At Vatican Memorial Mass of Pope Francis, Cardinal Urges Discernment, Preservation of Late Pontiff’s “multiple" Reforms

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Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful feel like “sheep without a shepherd.”

Holy Door of Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran Opens as 2025 Jubilee Journey Continues

Dec 29, 2024

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our profession of faith in Christ.”

In First Personnel Appointments, Pope Leo XIV Replaces Chancellor of Rome's John Paul II Marriage, Family Institute

At Vatican Memorial Mass of Pope Francis, Cardinal Urges Discernment, Preservation of Late Pontiff’s “multiple" Reforms

Holy Door of Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran Opens as 2025 Jubilee Journey Continues

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