https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrulzlNyeJE On this episode of The Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine a critical moment for the Catholic Church. As the College of Cardinals gathers in Rome under Pope…
In his homily yesterday to the Cardinals attending the ongoing Consistory, the Holy Father said in part, “As we know, the word Consistory (Consistorium, or “assembly”) can be understood through the root of the verb consistere, meaning “to stand…
The Vatican has presented the gathering as a strictly consultative, closed-door meeting, focused on prayer, reflection, and “common discernment” to support the pope in his “high and demanding responsibility” in governing the universal Church.…
Could an ecclesiastical jurisdiction for the traditional Roman liturgy resolve the impasse created by Traditionis Custodes? One of France’s most senior traditionalist clergymen has sent members of the Sacred College a letter proposing a new path…
During a decade of service at the Vatican Secretariat of State, I was constantly perplexed by the Holy See’s unwillingness or inability to utilize already existing ecclesial structures for effective governance. As the Cardinals meet in Rome over…
Pope Leo has summoned the world’s Cardinals to a Consistory this week, a return to normal practice that was mostly sidelined for the past dozen years in favor of “synodal” gatherings. So now that the Jubilee Year has concluded, the current pope…
New details have emerged regarding Pope Leo XIV’s January meeting with the Cardinals. Four points to be discussed are: (1) reviewing Evangelii Gaudium for renewed momentum in the proclamation of the Gospel; (2) studying Praedicate evangelium…
In a Christmas letter to the Sacred College, Pope Leo XIV has reportedly set out the agenda for his forthcoming January consistory with Cardinals, with Church governance, synodality, and the sacred liturgy taking center stage. According to…
Pope Leo XIV is expected to summon the world’s cardinals to Rome in early January next year for an extraordinary consistory, according to a Vatican communication circulated this week. Speculation among some Curial circles suggests that the…
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