Pope Leo XIV will be hosting a second consistory of cardinals at the end of June and wants to hold such meetings annually. The Vatican made the announcement Thursday evening at the conclusion of the ...

Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary and extraordinary. An extraordinary consistory is celebrated in particular cases and all the ...

The 170 cardinals chose synodality and evangelisation as the main themes. There was no written document at the end, but listening and sharing are “the way” to follow. For Leo XIV, the Church can ...

In a simple rite this Saturday, 17 prelates will receive a red biretta from Pope Francis and thus join the College of Cardinals. Dressed in their red robes, the cardinals-to-be will gather in St.

(RNS) — The new cardinals include Ukrainian and Palestinian prelates as well as priests who have spoken in favor of promoting women and LGBTQ+ Catholics. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will make 21 ...

Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals to Rome for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said on Saturday. The consistory, as such gatherings are called, is the ...