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Vatican denies 1,500 traditionalist pilgrims entry to St. Peter's Basilica

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

The Vatican denied permission for the 15th annual Ad Petri Sedem pilgrimage to hold a procession into St. Peter's Basilica and celebrate Mass on October 24, 2026.

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, stated that the application for the procession was not specific enough. Bruni noted that the request referred exclusively to the procession, which is not ordinarily permitted for visiting dioceses. He added that if organizers had requested an alternative activity, such as Eucharistic adoration or prayer, they should have made a specific request for those purposes.

The Secretariat of State previously informed organizers that the basilica was unavailable for the celebration of Mass this year. According to correspondence, the request for Mass was sent to the Vatican by chaplain Claude Barthe. While participants were prevented from entering the basilica for the procession, Bishop Athanasius Schneider celebrated Mass at another basilica.

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  1. Oct 24, 3:55 AM Die Tagespost Deutsch Hausverbot für die Tradition
  2. Oct 24, 6:40 PM The Remnant “A Scandal”: Bishop Schneider on the Vatican’s Treatment of Traditional Catholics
  3. Oct 25, 5:49 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Montagna. Una lettera conferma che il Vaticano ha impedito all’annuale Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem di entrare nella Basilica di San Pietro…
  4. Oct 25, 6:41 AM Rorate Caeli The Lepers: Letter from the Secretariat of State blocking entry of Traditional Pilgrims to Saint Peter’s Basilica
  5. Oct 25, 9:36 AM cath.ch Français La procession annuelle des traditionalistes empêchée d’entrer à St-Pierre
  6. Oct 26, 12:00 PM Messainlatino.it Italiano LE MAGNIFFICHE CRONICHE DI ROMA di mons. Eleuterio Favella: sul divieto di entrare nella Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano per la 15ª Pere…
  7. Oct 26, 2:10 PM The Pillar Vatican: TLM procession application not specific enough
  8. Oct 27, 2:30 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano LIVE oggi alle ore 13. Luigi Casalini: «Io c’ero». La Basilica di San Pietro vietata a cani e tradizionalisti! #sumpont2026
  9. Oct 27, 3:10 AM Catholic World News Vatican spokesman: TLM procession application not specific enough (Pillar)
  10. Oct 26, 9:03 PM The Catholic Thing What happened at the Latin Mass pilgrimage in Rome this weekend?
  11. Oct 27, 1:00 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Haynes. Cosa è successo durante la 15ª Peregrinatio ad Petri Sedem a Roma questo fine settimana? #sumpont2026
  12. Oct 27, 10:30 PM Messainlatino.it Italiano Accesso a San Pietro negato al Pellegrinaggio: le lettere che ristabiliscono la verità #sumpont2026
  13. Oct 28, 5:00 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Pentin. Il Vaticano nega a un gruppo di pellegrini tradizionali il permesso di pregare insieme nella Basilica di San Pietro #sumpont2026
  14. Oct 28, 11:00 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Masciullo. Lo scontro del pellegrinaggio Summorum Pontificum con il Vaticano #sumpont2026
  15. Oct 29, 3:48 AM CathoBel Français Les traditionalistes interdits d’accès à la basilique Saint-Pierre : pourquoi Léon XIV change-t-il d’approche ?
  16. Oct 29, 1:00 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano Wanderer. Pellegrinaggio Ad Petri Sedem – Notizie vere e notizie false #sumpont2026
  17. Oct 29, 2:30 AM Messainlatino.it Italiano INTERVISTA VIDEO. Luigi Casalini: «Io c’ero». La Basilica di San Pietro vietata a cani e tradizionalisti! #sumpont2026
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  19. Oct 29, 9:02 AM Riposte Catholique Français Pèlerinage Ad Petri Sedem: il y a bien eu une demande pour l’accès à Saint-Pierre de Rome après le refus initial de la messe

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