Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals to Rome for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, the Vatican said on Saturday.

The consistory, as such gatherings are called, is the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.

The January consistory will be held January 7 to 8, immediately following the January 6 conclusion of the 2025 Holy Year, a once-every-quarter-century celebration of Christianity.