Father Paul Habsburg, LC, was born on October 19, 1968, in Munich, Germany. He entered the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in Rötgen, Germany, on September 15, 1991. He made his first profession on September 11, 1993, and his perpetual profession on February 22, 1997. He was ordained a priest on December 22, 2001, in Rome.

He holds a licentiate in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum. From 1995 to 1998, he was part of the formation team at the International College of the Legionaries of Christ in Rome. From 2003 to 2011, he was superior of the apostolic center in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was also superior of the apostolic center in Paris, France. In both places, he was director of the Ladies and Gentlemen of Regnum Christi Section and local coordinator of the apostolate.

He was territorial counselor for Western and Central Europe. Since September 2020, he has been Superior of the Apostolate Community in Paris.