Pope convokes Consistory to reflect on Church's mission to communicate God's love

Pope Leo XIV calls June consistory of cardinals, says Evangelii Gaudium must be relaunched

In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the pope said the exhortation remains “a significant point of reference” and urged renewed missionary boldness across the life of the Church. [...]

Pope convokes Consistory to reflect on Church's mission to communicate God's love

In a letter to the Cardinals ahead of a late-June Consistory, Pope Leo XIV calls for a deeper reflection on the themes of “Evangelii gaudium," ...

Pope Leo XIV Calls June Consistory of Cardinals, Says ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ Must Be Relaunched

Cardinals meet with Pope Leo XIV in the third session of the consistory on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Vatican. In a letter to the College of Cardinals, the Pope said the exhortation remains 'a significant point of reference' and urged renewed missionary boldness across the life of the Church.

Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals

Pope Leo XIV shares a light moment with cardinals Jan. 8, 2026, during a consistory at the Vatican Jan.7-8. In the foreground is Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering 26-27 June – right before the…

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026 - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 04.14.2026).- On Tuesday, April 14, the letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals before departing for Africa was made public. It is, in a certain sense, a programmatic letter in relation to the consistory convened for June 2026. In the missive, the Pope acknowledges the importance of Evangelii gaudium as a key reference that centers Christian life on the kerygma and promotes a pastoral and missionary conversion. He c…

The Pope: The Church's mission is not to survive, but to communicate God's love

In the midst of Easter 2026, the Holy Father sends a fraternal letter inviting a renewal of the Church's missionary conversion based on Pope Francis's Apostolic Exhortation