In Roman Catholicism a consistory is a gathering of ecclesiastical persons, particularly meetings of the Sacred College of Cardinals with the pope serving as president, for administering justice or transacting business. Typical papal acts that occur at consistories include creating cardinals, voting on the canonization of proposed saints, making appointments to dioceses, accepting resignations, and issuing annual policy summaries on the state of the church.
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