Francis has set 22 February 2014 as the date for the first Consistory
for the creation of new cardinals.
Fr. Federico Lombardi announced
this, adding that the group of eight cardinals Francis appointed to
advise him on Curia reform a few days before this.
The Synod council,
meanwhile, will be meeting shortly after the Consistory.
The Pope announced his decision to hold a Consistory for the creation
of new cardinals on 22 February during his meetings with the Council
Council of the Synod of Bishops and the Council of eight cardinals
appointed to advise him on Curia reform (the G8).
The work schedules of
the two bodies will naturally take the Consistory into account.
The G8
will hold their third meeting just a few days before the Consistory
and the Council of the Synod will meet a few days after it.
The
15-member Council on economic reform should meet a week before the
Consistory
On 22 February the Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of St.
Peter the Apostle.
This is the date traditionally chosen for the
celebration of Consistories for the creation of new cardinals.