Pope Leo XIV

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.

The pope is quietly and methodically, fine tuning the reforms made by his predecessor Pope Francis, rather than dramatically shaking up the Roman Curia.

Vice President JD Vance said during a June 30 interview that he sees some of the Vatican’s views on immigration as “troubling.”

The pope warned the the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful, and in some cases valid, access to the sacraments.

“May the journey towards the celebration of the second millennium of the Redemption in 2033 be undertaken together” by all the Christians, the pope said.

“War is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God, because, even if we are equipped with high-tech weapons,” the pope said in a June 26 homily.

Urging the traditionalist society not to proceed with the consecrations, Pope Leo said the Church was still “open to a path of dialogue.”

The pope also appointed Cardinal Fabio Baggio as pro-prefect of the same dicastery, with special responsibility for the Laudato si’ Higher Education Center.

The United Nations said more than 2,200 rescuers and 140 search dogs from 27 countries were working to locate trapped survivors.