The apostolic mandate is required to proceed with bishops’ consecrations, which the society did not have for the July 1 ceremony..
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV.
Cardinals from Poland and Ukraine said in a joint statement the greatest danger may not be disagreement itself, but the language used to express it.
