Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: ‘We Gather Not to Promote Personal or Group Agendas’

Jan 9, 2026 - 04:00
Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: ‘We Gather Not to Promote Personal or Group Agendas’
Mario Tomassetti
Pope Leo XIV gives his homily at St. Peter’s Basilica for a Mass with cardinals on Jan. 8, 2026.

At Mass on Jan. 8, Leo XIV urged the cardinals to place all their ‘hopes and ideas upon the altar.’