 Pope Francis gave it a new name and redefined its mission on 8 September 2017 in his motu proprio "Summa familiae cura" ("By the greatest concern for the family") published on 19 September.Since its reorganization in 2017, the Institute confers on its own authority, rather than through the Lateran University, degrees including Doctor, Licentiate, and Diploma of Science in Marriage and Family.It had previously granted theology degrees, but Francis modified its focus saying that the current situation "require an analytical and diversified approach, and does not allow us to limit ourselves to pastoral and missionary practices that reflect forms and models of the past."