Pope Leo XIV presides over an ordinary public consistory of cardinals at the Vatican June 13, 2025. Photo: OSV News /Vatican Media. When Pope Leo XIV sits down with the world’s cardinals this week for a two-day extraordinary consistory, the agenda may sound technical. In reality, it touches the nerve endings of the post-Francis Church. Governance, synodality and what the pope has called “liturgical peace” are not abstract themes. They are fault lines, unresolved tensions and open…
