THE CARDINALS OF THE WORLD GATHER IN VANTIKA, DISCUSS THE WAR ON SYNODALITY, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

VATICAN, June 4, 2026 — Pope Leo XIV will hold a second extraordinary consistory with all the cardinals of the Catholic Church around the world on June 26-27, 2026 at the Vatican. Different from the usual cardinal meeting, this consistory will discuss four major themes that are highly relevant to the current world situation: international conditions and wars, the doctrine of "just wars", the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, and the process of the Church's synodality. This news was conveyed by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the Council of Cardinals, in an official letter sent to all cardinals on June 3, 2026, and reported by Vatican News on Thursday. ________________________________________ Not Just a Regular Meeting In his letter, Cardinal Re emphasized that this consistory was designed not to be a formal meeting alone. He emphasized that the meeting "is intended primarily as a space for listening, dissensing and jointly exploring issues relevant to the life and mission of t