Pope Leo summons cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern Catholic Church ^85.3%

NPR - By The Associated Press - 12/20/2025, 8:24 PM

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said Saturday, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate. The consistory, as such gatherings are called, will be held Jan. 7-8, immediately following the... more