Pope Leo XIV will be hosting a second consistory of cardinals at the end of June and wants to hold such meetings annually.<\/p>\n
The Vatican made the announcement Thursday evening at the conclusion of the Holy Father\u2019s first extraordinary consistory of cardinals that lasted two days. The next such meeting is expected to be held on June 27\u201328, the vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul.<\/p>\n
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pope would like to hold annual meetings lasting three to four days, allowing more time for discussion on various topics of importance and for free interventions by the members of the Sacred College of Cardinals.<\/p>\n
Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Johannesburg, South Africa, told reporters at a closing Vatican briefing that he and the other cardinals found this consistory a \u201cvery enriching and very deepening experience.\u201d He said they also appreciated that it also gave the opportunity for the cardinals to \u201cget to know each other and to listen to each other.\u201d The fact that the pope wishes to hold more meetings, he added, shows that the pope, too, \u201cfound it very important\u201d and helpful. <\/p>\n
The cardinal said some doubts were expressed when they were told they would be split into small groups, and \u201ccertainly a concern\u201d was that there would be insufficient opportunity for them \u201cto express themselves and to listen to others.\u201d Still, he said he thought the way the groups were constructed, having been split into two blocks, was \u201cvery helpful\u201d and \u201cgave the opportunity for every cardinal to speak,\u201d even if it wasn\u2019t heard by the whole assembly. <\/p>\n
The liturgy was briefly mentioned, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, archbishop emeritus of Durban, South Africa, told the National Catholic Register, CNA\u2019s sister news partner. But he said the Traditional Latin Mass and \u201cparticulars like that\u201d were not discussed. \u201cI think the whole thing was how do we get the whole Church onto the same level at evangelizing, I think that was the main point,\u201d he said.\u201d Hope was expressed by various cardinals that other topics not discussed would be covered at forthcoming consistories. <\/p>\n
Little information emerged both during and after the consistory as cardinals told reporters that Pope Leo had instructed them to keep the proceedings confidential. Nevertheless, Brislin, who was joined by Filippino Cardinal Pablo David and Colombian Cardinal Luis Jos\u00e9 Rueda Aparicio at Thursday\u2019s press briefing, spoke relatively freely.<\/p>\n
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