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Pope Leo XIV’s second extraordinary consistory officially came to an end June 29, with the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.

Cardinal arrive at the Sistine Chapel for the 2013 conclave. Credit: Alamy

After the overwhelmingly positive response to his first consistory in January, some cardinals had expressed concern ahead of the June meeting, over both the topics chosen and the methodology to be used.

But while some cardinals remain apprehensive about that methodology, the overall response among cardinals after the June meeting was positive, especially about Leo’s ongoing intention to consult regularly with cardinals in future consistories.

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Most cardinals welcomed in January what they saw as Pope Leo’s sincere intention to use the College of Cardinals as a consultative body, after Pope Francis had convened only three consistories in his 12-year pontificate and rarely consulted a wide body of cardinals.

The impression that Leo was doing something different was reinforced when the pope announced that another extraordinary consistory would be held in June, and that he intended to convene an extraordinary consistory lasting several days each year thereafter.

After the June meeting, cardinals told The Pillar that the most positive and lasting effect of that consistory was the sense that the College

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