Important issues are on the agenda for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory of his pontificate which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday this week. But the time allotted to discuss them ...

One of the big stories of the past week was that there is a consistory in the offing for early 2026. Scheduled for Jan. 7-8, 2026, the gathering is not for the creation of new cardinals, but to give ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile as he rides around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience Dec. 10, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola ...

As the new year begins and the Jubilee Year comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV will hit the ground running with an extraordinary consistory taking place in Rome this week. The Vatican confirmed in a Dec.