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Recent Examples of consistory
In 1835, the consistory of the Church of the Prussian Union opened an official investigation into Ebel that embroiled Königsberg in recrimination and rumor.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
By convening the consistory immediately after those Holy Year events, Leo appears to be signaling the unofficial launch of his own pontificate, and charting a course aligned with his priorities.
—Anna Matranga, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Leo made the announcement during a meeting of cardinals, known as a consistory, to set the dates for a handful of new saints.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Here are some ways this conclave is different: The highest number of cardinal electors in any conclave
Pope Paul VI set a rule in 1975 limiting the number of cardinal electors to 120, a norm that wasn’t strictly adhered to in the College of Cardinals meetings known as consistories.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Above, the latter is pictured kissing the hand of the pope during a consistory in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 21, 2001, in Vatican City.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Parallels were drawn with Benedict’s resignation when the Vatican on Tuesday announced Francis had called a consistory at an unspecified date to consider sainthood candidates.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
By convening the consistory immediately after those Holy Year events, Leo appears to be signaling the unofficial launch of his own pontificate, and charting a course aligned with his priorities.
—Anna Matranga, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Leo made the announcement during a meeting of cardinals, known as a consistory, to set the dates for a handful of new saints.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Here are some ways this conclave is different: The highest number of cardinal electors in any conclave
Pope Paul VI set a rule in 1975 limiting the number of cardinal electors to 120, a norm that wasn’t strictly adhered to in the College of Cardinals meetings known as consistories.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Above, the latter is pictured kissing the hand of the pope during a consistory in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 21, 2001, in Vatican City.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Parallels were drawn with Benedict’s resignation when the Vatican on Tuesday announced Francis had called a consistory at an unspecified date to consider sainthood candidates.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistory
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Casey said the synod, the first in the 19-county archdiocese since 1971, will be designed to give all Catholics an opportunity to weigh in on issues that are important to them.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Jan. 2026
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In July, its members voted to keep the church open and hand its administration over to the synod, which will make decisions about its future.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, one of the largest synagogue congregations in the country, rocked the community.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The victims inside Temple Israel, the congregation that had just survived a terror attack on American soil, should have been the complete and total focus.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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The building surrounded the cloister was the site of two papal conclaves that elected Pope Eugene IV in 1431 and Pope Nicholas V in 1447.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Nor did the image go unnoticed by the cardinals who had started gathering in Rome ahead of the conclave set for May 7 – the election process that would decide the new pontiff.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Multigenerational convocations among Central Asian thinkers remain exceptionally rare.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Putting all of this together gives the resulting convocation some depth, and reminds us that there is a link between research and eventual production or deployment of technology.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The construction of the Orient Express Corinthian reached a major milestone in June 2025, when the vessel was floated out for the first time after roughly four and a half months of assembly.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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All candidates are vetted and pre-approved by the Communist Party, ensuring the assembly remains aligned with the party’s political direction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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As with every ceremony in recent memory, the 2026 Oscars fuction was a convention of old-school movie stardom.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers who are detained also deserve humane and equal treatment free from discrimination under the convention.—
STEFANIE DAZIO,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Consistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistory. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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