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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the third session of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Opens Extraordinary Consistory - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV opens his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 7, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Opens Extraordinary Consistory - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV opens his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 7, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Opens Extraordinary Consistory - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV opens his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 7, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Opens Extraordinary Consistory - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV opens his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 7, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Opens Extraordinary Consistory - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV opens his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Synod Hall at the Vatican on January 7, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope will meet with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Members of the Synod of Bishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Members of the Synod of Bishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Members of the Synod of Bishops of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 4, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 4, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Synod of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 4, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media /Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Ukrainian Bishops - Vatican

Pope Leo greets Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church during an audience with members of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican on July 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members Of The Patriarchal Church Of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 1, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members Of The Patriarchal Church Of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 1, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members Of The Patriarchal Church Of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 1, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Members Of The Patriarchal Church Of Antioch - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets Members of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Syrians in The Vatican, on July 1, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis arrives at a special consistory with cardinals and bishops in the Synod hall at the Vatican on February 12, 2015. Pope Francis met with cardinals and bishops who will take part in the upcoming Feb. 14, 2015 consistory during which he will elevate 20 new cardinals. Pope Francis is urging his cardinals to cooperate with his reform of the outdated and dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy. Opening the meetings Francis said the aim was to encourage greater harmony and collaboration in 'absolute transparency' to help the church spread the faith and reach out to others. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leaves at the end of a session of the synod on themes of family, sex and marriage at the Vatican on October 16, 2015. Pope Francis inaugurated a gathering of nearly 270 bishops and cardinals. Pope Francis has urged bishops to speak their minds about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start of a three-week meeting aimed at making the church's teaching on family matters relevant to today's Catholics. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass at the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the conclusion of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on October 27, 2024. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM