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The gathering will function as “a space for mutual listening, discernment, and shared exploration of certain issue,” Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, outlined the agenda for the consistory (June 26-27), emphasizing its role as a forum for mutual listening, discernment, and shared exploration of critical issues facing the Church. The Pope aims to leverage the cardinals' collective experience and advice to bolster the Church's mission globally.
The first session is dedicated to a shared meditation on the current international situation. Cardinals are encouraged to bring forth the sufferings, tensions, and questions impacting their local communities, as well as highlight signs of hope, faithfulness to the Gospel, and opportunities for reconciliation.
The second and third sessions will focus on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*. The second session will specifically address peace as a universal common good (Chapter 5, No. 182), examining how war affects communities and challenges to coexistence, with a particular emphasis on the doctrine of just war. The third session will call for a deeper understanding of the encyclical's invitation to interpret contemporary transformations in light of the Gospel.
The fourth session is divided into two parts: an update on the progress of the Synod's implementation process, followed by a period of open dialogue. During this segment, members of the College of Cardinals will have the opportunity for three-minute interventions to share their thoughts directly with the Holy Father.
Cardinal Re underscored the importance of prayer and thorough preparation for the consistory. The event will culminate on June 29, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, with a Mass where Pope Leo XIV will bestow the Pallia upon the new metropolitan archbishops.