The date has been set for the first extraordinary Consistory presided over by Leo XIV. It will take place on January 7 and 8, and according to the brief statement issued by the Holy See announcing the meeting, it “will be characterized by moments of communion and fraternity, as well as times dedicated to reflection, exchange, and prayer.”.
There are currently 245 cardinals from around the world who make up the College of Cardinals. Those summoned will experience moments of “common discernment” and will offer “support and advice to the Holy Father in the exercise of his high and serious responsibility in the government of the universal Church.”.
Pope Francis' last extraordinary Consistory was on August 29 and 30, 2022, where he summoned all the cardinals to discuss and present the reform of the Roman Curia with the new Apostolic Constitution., Praedicate Evangelium. Although there were ordinary consistories and the creation of new cardinals afterwards, that meeting in 2022
