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Pope Leo XIV Convenes Jan. 7–8 Consistory To Seek Cardinals' Counsel

The Vatican cast the meeting as a forum for common discernment that marks a turn toward wider cardinal consultation.

Overview

  • The two-day gathering at the Vatican will be consultative with no new cardinals.
  • Scheduled for Jan. 7–8, it directly follows the close of the 2025 Jubilee on Jan. 6.
  • It will be the first extraordinary consistory convened by the Holy See since August 2022.
  • Reporters note it is widely seen as the first organized chance for Leo to pivot to his own governance agenda since his May 8 election.
  • In a Jubilee audience, Leo criticized the growing concentration of global wealth, remarks highlighted alongside the consistory announcement.