Local Gov't Bans SSPX Lourdes Procession over 'Terrorist Threat'
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The prefect of the department of the Upper Pyrenees has signed a prefectural decree that prevents pilgrimage through the city due to “specific circumstances linked to the existence of very serious security threats”
Two religious processes were scheduled Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026 in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées). The prefecture banned them. Here's why.
The Prefect of the Hautes-Pyrénées banned two processes planned in Lourdes by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint-Pie X on 24 and 25 October, citing the terrorist risk and the lack of manpower.
The news The terrorist threat leaves the Lefebvrians without processions outside the shrine of Lourdes was first published in Last Minute Religious News New Life The prefecture of the Upper Pyrenees has inflicted an organizational setback on the Priestly Fraternity Saint Pius X (FSSPX) by prohibiting its processions from stepping on the public road of the municipality of Lourdes during the weekend of October 24 and 25, 2026. Follow us on Google…
The French authorities have prohibited the two religious processions that the Priestly Fraternity St. Pius X (FSSPX) had planned for October 24 and 25 in Lourdes, alleging the terrorist threat and the lack of police personnel to guarantee the safety of the participants. The decision affects the traditional pilgrimage of Christ [...]
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