Papal consistory
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In the Catholic Church, a consistory is a formal meeting of the College of Cardinals called by the pope. There are two kinds of consistories, extraordinary and ordinary. An "extraordinary" consistory
First public consistory of Pope Pius X
Pius XII imposing the galero on a cardinal at a consistory.
Cardinals created by Francis
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Pope Francis created cardinals at ten consistories held at roughly annual intervals beginning in 2014 and for the last time on 7 December 2024. The cardinals created by Francis include 163 cardinals f
Papal consistory
…extraordinary consistory—held immediately prior to a consistory to create cardinals—discussed reform of the Roman Curia. Francis created cardinals at ten consistories at roughly annual intervals, with the last in December 2024, a few months before his death. Pope Leo XIV held the first ordinary consistory of his…
Pope Francis with Cardinals, 2014
Robert Francis Prevost (born 1955), made a cardinal on 30 September 2023 and elected Pope Leo XIV on 8 May 2025