Pope Leo XIV called an “Extraordinary Consistory” of Catholic Cardinals from all over the world for January 7-8 (link to the article with photo is HERE). This fairly rare event was for support and guidance for him for the direction of the Church. At first, there were four possible topics presented, summarized as Evangelization, Liturgy, Synodality, and the Roman Curia service to the local churches. Due to time constraints, these were reduced to two, as reported in the article:
By a “clear majority,” the roughly 170 cardinals gathered for the Extraordinary Consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV—the first of his pontificate—voted for “Synod and synodality” and “Evangelization and mission in the Church in the light of Evangelii gaudium” as the themes on which to reflect during these two days of work.
I was glad to see the focus starts with Evangelization and Synodality. Though the other topics are important, the method to gain cooperation between conflicting ideas and opinions comes before them. And Evangelization is of utmost importance to the Church. It’s encouraging to see Catholic Cardinals from around the world agreeing on these matters.
Another Vatican News webpage describes some thoughts shared by Pope Leo to the Cardinals during the Consistory mass HERE.
