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Updated · Vatican News - English · Jun 23
Vatican Sets 4-Session Program for Pope Leo XIV's June 26-27 Consistory
Updated
Updated · Vatican News - English · Jun 23

Vatican Sets 4-Session Program for Pope Leo XIV's June 26-27 Consistory

3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Jun 23

Summary

  • June 26-27 will feature four reflection sessions for Pope Leo XIV and the cardinals, with themes spanning world conflict, power, the common good and implementation of the Synod.
  • Twenty groups will handle the discussions under a synodal format of prayer, silence, small-group exchange and plenary reports, while cardinals have been told to keep proceedings confidential and avoid press comments.
  • Friday opens with Mass at St. Peter's and a session on proclaiming the Gospel in today's world; Saturday shifts to fractures blocking the common good and then to the Synod's 2027-2028 implementation path.
  • The gathering is Leo's second consistory after January's meeting of 170 electors and non-electors, which he used to announce the June session and stress his need to rely on the cardinals.

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