Pope Francis dismissed the entire membership of the Pontifical Academy for Life and recreated the organization as an academic body not requiring any commitment to faith or moral stances.

Pope Francis signed a “Document on Human Fraternity” which stated that the “diversity of religions” is “willed by God”.

Pope Francis declared he had decided to remove the salary and housing provision for cardinal Raymond Burke, who held curial positions as a judge and as a member of multiple dicasteries.