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On the first day of the two-day consistory, 170 cardinals were present to listen, discuss and select two themes for the meeting.

(OSV News) — This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s address Jan. 7, 2026, at the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory with the College of Cardinals, given in the …

The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are still “the guiding star” the Catholic Church is meant to follow, Pope Leo XIV said.

In his Jan. 7, 2026, general audience, Pope Leo began a new series of catecheses reflecting on the Second Vatican Council and its documents.

Cardinals from around the world are gathering at the Vatican Jan. 7-8 for an extraordinary consistory called by Pope Leo XIV.

Last-minute visitors did not let Rome’s infamous winter deluges and damp stop them from their goal: to pray and pass through to the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Those in St. Peter’s Square for the conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Hope took Pope Leo’s words to heart.

(OSV News) — 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 …

The tenacious hope of people of faith, believing in a better tomorrow, keeps God’s plan of salvation alive in the world, Pope Leo XIV said.

Close to 3 million pilgrims and visitors attended audiences, liturgies or meetings at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV from the time of his election in May through December, according …