As a result, the consecration of bishops without papal consent is considered a grave threat to church unity and a cause of schism, since bishops can ordain new priests. Under church law, a ...

The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said it would proceed with the consecration of new bishops this summer, a move without a papal mandate that could lead to an automatic excommunication. In a ...

After five years of rebuilding and recovery following Hurricane Ida, St. Eloi Catholic Church has reopened.