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2026

  1. SSPX pilgrims barred from Martyrs' Shrine church in Midland under Toronto ban

    On the feast of the Canadian Martyrs, the SSPX's national pilgrimage to the Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario, could not enter the shrine church or venerate the relics there, after the Archdiocese of Toronto under Cardinal Frank Leo barred SSPX groups from diocesan sites following the 1 July consecrations; Mass was celebrated in a nearby park. In an update dated 6 October, the society's Canadian district superior, Fr. Yves Le Roux, asked the faithful to accept the decision without bitterness, writing "we fully submit to this decision of the Cardinal." The society put attendance at about 300.

    SourcesSSPX accepts 'without bitterness' cardinal's ban on entering shrine church (LifeSiteNews)Canada: Pilgrimage to the Holy Martyrs Despite the Ban by the Cardinal of… (FSSPX.News)