On June 30, 2026, just hours before the episcopal ordinations announced by the Society of Saint Pius X for the following day, Leo XIV addressed a personal letter to its Superior General. **"Turn back!"** – the tone is pleading, but the canonical position is that of Burke: there is no state of necessity.
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On June 30, 2026, Leo XIV promulgated a Motu Proprio reforming the Apostolic Constitution of the Vicariate of Rome. The Church, of which the Pope is directly the bishop, becomes the laboratory of an institutionalized synodal governance. [ENCADRE titre="Key Reforms" contenu="The new structure integrates permanent synodal bodies at all levels of the Vicariate, ensuring broader participation of clergy and laity in decision-making processes."]
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On this 29th of June, the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, conferred the pallium on new archbishops, and delivered his Angelus on unity in diversity. Abbot Grégoire Masson summarizes this Roman highlight.
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The extraordinary consistory concluded on June 28 with a speech by Leo XIV to the 178 gathered cardinals: he defended synodality as a "path of communion," called for "strong, explicit, and public" support, and announced that the family and *Amoris Laetitia* would be at the heart of the cardinals' gathering in 2027.
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178 cardinals gathered in Rome for the opening of the synodal consistory: Leo XIV defends communion through synodality, but 44 absences – including those of Zen, Erdo, and Eijk – continue to speak volumes.
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Three cardinals will not attend the extraordinary consistory called by Leo XIV for June 30. No official reason given. Three absences that speak for themselves.
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A rare double earthquake of extreme violence struck Venezuela on June 25. Pope Leo XIV immediately ordered the dispatch of emergency aid by the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development.
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In a letter addressed to the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, Leo XIV pays tribute to the Catholic geneticist and opponent of abortion. Five days before the French vote on assisted dying, this papal gesture takes on particular significance.
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Six days before the deadline of July 1 set by Rome, a renowned theologian directly addresses Leo XIV on the FSSPX dossier. Between a call for peace and canonical pressure, the countdown is on.
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The debate over the direction of the celebrant's gaze during Mass has resurfaced, in a Roman context marked by several gestures from Leo XIV in favor of a sacerdotal vision of the liturgy.
Jun 25, 2026 10 2
With just a few weeks to go before his historic visit to France, the Pope is multiplying gestures: a homily on the Eucharist as an antidote to division, a speech in Pavia against hatred, and a working consistory with the cardinals.
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On the eve of the consistory and a week before July 1st, the Society of Saint Pius X issues a solemn Declaration of Faith to the Pope and the cardinals, while a priest canonically challenges the legitimacy of the excommunication threat made by Cardinal Fernández.
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