The consistory for the creation of new cardinals will take place Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica. The new cardinals will concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis the following day, ...

The consistory will be at 10:00 a.m. on May 3, after the praying of Terce, ... This vote is the last step in the canonization process and allows a date to be set for a Mass of canonization.

At the end of the two-day meeting, in the afternoon of Aug. 30, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass with the new cardinals and the entire College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.

By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.RometUnlike Synods of Bishops, consistories don’t typically carry formal themes. But if one were looking to spot a scarlet thread (if you’ll pardon the pun) running through ...

Asked about Catholics who feel unrepresented in the ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality, specifically Latin Mass-goers saddened by restrictions imposed by Pope Francis, American Cardinal Joseph ...

This will be the 10 th consistory by Pope Francis, who has made new cardinals each year of his pontificate with the exception of the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has successfully reshaped the ...

PIUS'S FIRST CONSISTORY; Mgre. Merry del Val and Callegari Are Made Cardinals. ALLOCUTION BY THE PONTIFF He Laments the Church's Loss of Temporal Power and the Efforts to Destroy the Liberty of ...