Vatican News
Evangelii Gaudium and the Church’s missionary character; the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium; the role of the Curia and its relationship with the particular Churches; synodality; and the liturgy are the topics that will guide the Extraordinary Consistory that Pope Leo XIV has convened—the first of his pontificate—taking place Wednesday, Jan 7 and Thursday, Jan 8.
Over the course of these two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals—many of whom participated in the rite of the closing of the Holy Door and in the Mass for the Epiphany on the morning of Jan 6—in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the Holy Father in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church.
The Consistory will open tomorrow afternoon at 4.00 pm in the Synod Hall at the Vatican. The proceedings will take place behind closed doors.
On the following day, Jan 8, Pope Leo will concelebrate Mass with the cardinals at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica. At 9.30 am, the morning session will begin and continue until 12.45 pm, again in the Synod Hall. Lastly, the Pope and the cardinals will reconvene in the afternoon from 3.15 pm to 7.00 pm, bringing the two-day gathering to a close. – Vatican News
