Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new governing style for the church that involves consulting its top leaders regularly and as a group.
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Pope Leo gathers cardinals in first consistory to chart church’s path together

The closed-door meeting comes as Leo inherits a deeply divided church and seeks to set the tone for his papacy by emphasizing unity, shared responsibility and evangelization rooted in listening.
Catholic Standard

As consistory begins, so does symbolic transition from Francis to Leo

With Pope Leo’s closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6, the Jubilee Year of Hope that had been opened by Pope Francis Dec. 24, 2024, came to an end, symbolically closing the era of Francis for the universal Church, and opening an era of Leo – of which the consistory is seen as the beginning.
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo's first extraordinary consistory: What to expect

While providing no specifics, the Vatican said the consistory is taking place "within the context of the life and mission of the church, and intends to strengthen the communion between the Bishop of Rome and the cardinals,
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