Per Mariam: Mater Dolorosa

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Consistory: Day 1 in Review

Large questions remain over who actually is responsible for organizing the consistory, and thus who is actually most influential.

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Michael Haynes
Jan 07, 2026
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VATICAN CITY (Pelican+) — Vaticanists have been left with one main question following the end of the first day of the consistory — who organized the event?

The consistory, essentially one and a half days, was billed as having four main themes: Evangelii Gaudium, Praedicate Evangelium, synodality and the liturgy. But the cardinals today were told upon ar…

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