Consistory: 178 Cardinals take part in the first session with Pope Leo
The cardinals discussed polarization, migration and artificial intelligence as Pope Leo XIV urged peace and a stronger witness to the common good.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV convened 178 cardinals for an Extraordinary Consistory at the Paul VI Hall to address polarization, artificial intelligence, and peace.
- Participants divided into 18 groups to analyze deep societal fractures, identifying excessive individualism, loneliness, and misinformation as drivers fueling polarization and undermining peaceful coexistence.
- Addressing modern crises, the Pope remarked, "If we are not blind, it is true that there is so much suffering," while groups stressed artificial intelligence requires identifying shared human values.
- Secretaries from 11 reporting groups presented findings describing The Church as a "little flock" called to speak with authority and offer a Samaritan face to rebuild community.
- The College of Cardinals emphasized synodality as a providential path for seeking answers to contemporary challenges, stressing that The Church must remain close to those who suffer to restore credibility.
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The Supreme Pontiff urged the cardinals to deal frankly with global conflicts and to analyze the impact of the Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
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Consistory: 178 Cardinals take part in the first session with Pope Leo
The first session of Pope Leo XIV's Extraordinary Consistory brought together 178 cardinals, who reflected on the world's growing social, political and spiritual challenges while reaffirming the Church's mission to foster communion, peace and hope. Read all
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(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.27. 2026).- Following the Holy Mass celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, the Cardinals gathered in Paul VI Hall for the third session of the Consistory, moderated by Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa. Pope Leo XIV led the Adsumus prayer, and on his behalf, the moderating Cardinal thanked the College of Cardinals for their words of support regarding his appeals for peace. He urged t…
"Behind these tragedies, you have glimpsed an even deeper suffering: loneliness, the crisis of relationships, the loss of hope," Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals. He noted that many nations are marked by suffering caused by war, violence, poverty, and numerous instances of injustice. During the extraordinary consistory, he said that God desires peace for every nation and every people.
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