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Pope Leo pleads with breakaway Catholic group not to commit ‘sin of extreme gravity’
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Pope Leo XIV issued an extraordinary last-minute plea Tuesday to a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group to abandon plans to consecrate four bishops without Vatican approval, warning the move was a «sin of extreme gravity» and could deepen a decades-old split with the Church.
In a letter addressed to the Rev. Davide Pagliarani, leader of the Society of St. Pius X, Leo urged the group to reconsider before Wednesday’s planned ceremony in Econe, Switzerland, saying it would place the bishops involved outside the Church’s communion.
«I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!» the pope wrote.
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Pope Leo XIV waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Under church law, consecrating bishops without papal approval is considered a schismatic act and carries automatic excommunication for both the bishops being ordained and the bishop performing the ceremony.
«I urge you to consider carefully the spiritual good of the faithful, because the schismatic act you are about to undertake would deprive them of the licit, and in some cases, even valid reception of the sacraments,» Leo wrote.
Pope Leo XIV delivers his message as he celebrates a Mass where he confers the pallium on newly appointed metropolitan archbishops, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
The dispute marks the first major challenge of Leo’s pontificate. Since becoming pope, the American-born pontiff has emphasized healing divisions within the Church, including tensions with traditionalist Catholics who favor the old Latin Mass.
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The Society of St. Pius X was founded after the Second Vatican Council, rejecting many of the church’s reforms, including allowing Mass to be celebrated in local languages instead of Latin. The group has long argued that it is preserving authentic Catholic teaching.
The society defended its decision to consecrate four new bishops, saying there is a «state of necessity» requiring it to provide bishops for its faithful.
The planned ceremony echoes a similar confrontation in 1988, when the group’s founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, consecrated four bishops without papal approval. The Vatican responded by excommunicating Lefebvre and the newly ordained bishops, though those excommunications were lifted in 2009 as part of an effort to restore relations.
Pope Leo XIV leaves after a Mass where he conferred the pallium on the newly appointed metropolitan archbishops, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Despite years of dialogue with the Vatican, the SSPX remains outside the church’s formal structure.
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The society has continued to expand in recent decades, reporting hundreds of priests, seminarians and religious members across dozens of countries, making it one of the largest traditionalist movements operating outside the Catholic Church’s official authority.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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State of play: Dems battle for shot at crucial Arizona House seat amid GOP’s razor thin majority
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Two Democratic candidates remained locked in a battle as of early Wednesday morning to claim their party’s nomination in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District for a chance to face former NFL kicker Jay Feely.
Former television news anchor Marlene Galán-Woods and former state Rep. Amish Shah, the two frontrunners, fell shy of capturing enough of the vote to win the nomination outright by early Wednesday morning.
The winner of the primary will go on to have a rare opportunity to flip a seat in the Canyon State and, more broadly, potentially decide the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Feely, who received President Donald Trump’s «complete and total endorsement» in the final stretch of the race, won his GOP primary late Tuesday night.
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Republican Rep. David Schweikert has repeatedly fended off well-funded Democratic challengers in Arizona’s competitive 1st Congressional District, winning reelection in 2024 (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
The seat could very well decide whether Republicans hold on to a slim majority in the House of Representatives or whether Democrats break a Republican governing trifecta come the November midterms.
Although the district has favored Republicans since 2020, incumbent Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., has only narrowly hung on to the seat in the past two cycles, beating out Shah in a 51.9% to 48.1% victory in 2024.
Schweikert announced that he would not pursue reelection last year, announcing that he would instead pursue a gubernatorial bid. Trump-backed Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., won his primary and was ahead of Schweikert by over 50 points early Wednesday.
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The 2026 midterms will determine control of the House and Senate, shaping President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda during the final two years of his term. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
«I’ve grown to believe Washington is unsavable. I do believe Arizona is savable,» Schweikert told Axios.
This isn’t the first time Amish Shah and Marlene Galán-Woods have competed against each other for their party’s nomination, having clashed in the Democratic 2024 primary for the district.
At that time, Shah narrowly defeated Galán-Woods before advancing to the 2024 general election, where he lost to Republican Rep. David Schweikert, who has represented the Phoenix-area seat since 2013 despite Democrats investing heavily to flip the district blue.
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He is seeking a second consecutive nomination after arguing he remains the strongest candidate to challenge Feely in the general election. Galán-Woods, meanwhile, is expected to emphasize her background as a longtime Arizona television journalist and her ability to appeal to independent and suburban voters.
Former Arizona state Rep. Amish Shah, an emergency room physician who was the Democratic nominee in the district in 2024, is seeking another chance to flip the seat after narrowly losing to Republican David Schweikert in the general election. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)
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Galán-Woods is making another bid for the nomination with support from several national Democratic organizations, which view Arizona’s 1st District as one of the party’s best pickup opportunities in 2026.
The winner will go on to the general election on Nov. 3.
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Guerra en Medio Oriente: el petróleo superó los USD 92 por barril y alcanzó su nivel más alto desde junio
El precio del petróleo volvió a superar los USD 92 por barril este miércoles, impulsado por la escalada militar entre Estados Unidos e Irán, mientras los mercados financieros siguieron de cerca la evolución del conflicto en Medio Oriente.
El Brent del Mar del Norte subió alrededor de un 1,2% hasta USD 92,09 por barril, su nivel intradiario más alto desde el 11 de junio, después de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, advirtiera que Washington “no terminó” con sus ataques contra Irán. En paralelo, el West Texas Intermediate (WTI) avanzó un 1% y cotizó en USD 85,19.
La suba del petróleo respondió a la persistencia de la incertidumbre sobre el suministro energético mundial. El ejército estadounidense informó que completó una undécima noche consecutiva de bombardeos con el objetivo de “degradar aún más la capacidad de Irán para amenazar el transporte marítimo comercial en el estrecho de Ormuz”, una de las principales rutas para las exportaciones mundiales de crudo.
Trump también elevó el tono contra los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen, aliados de Irán. El mandatario afirmó que “se ocupará de” ese grupo si concreta la amenaza de bloquear los puertos sauditas, un escenario que los inversores consideran un riesgo adicional para el comercio internacional de petróleo.
Los analistas advirtieron que una interrupción efectiva de las rutas marítimas podría provocar un nuevo salto de los precios. Jay Hatfield, de Infrastructure Capital Management, sostuvo que “nuestra visión es que estaremos en un rango de entre 80 y 90 dólares, dependiendo del flujo de noticias”. Sin embargo, agregó que “si realmente tenemos un Mar Rojo cerrado, eso representa una amenaza. Todavía no lo vimos. Eso podría llevarnos por encima de los 100 dólares”.
Mientras el mercado energético permaneció atento a las noticias provenientes de Medio Oriente, las bolsas asiáticas registraron una segunda jornada consecutiva de ganancias impulsadas por el sector tecnológico.
Las acciones tecnológicas recuperaron parte del terreno perdido después de varias semanas de volatilidad vinculada a las expectativas sobre la inteligencia artificial. Los inversores buscaron oportunidades tras las ganancias registradas el martes en el índice Nasdaq de Wall Street.
En Tokio, el índice Nikkei 225 avanzó 1,9% hasta los 67.511,13 puntos, mientras que el mercado de Seúl, con fuerte presencia de empresas de semiconductores, saltó 5,4%. En contraste, el índice Hang Seng de Hong Kong retrocedió 0,9%, mientras que la bolsa de Shanghái ganó 0,4%.
Los operadores también aguardaron los balances trimestrales de algunas de las principales compañías tecnológicas de Estados Unidos. Los resultados de Tesla y de Alphabet, la empresa matriz de Google, se conocieron más tarde, mientras que la próxima semana publicarán sus cuentas Microsoft, Meta, Apple y Amazon.
El comportamiento del sector tecnológico reflejó un cambio parcial en el ánimo de los mercados, después de las dudas sobre las valuaciones de las empresas vinculadas con la inteligencia artificial.
En el mercado cambiario, el yen japonés volvió a debilitarse frente al dólar después de caer por debajo de las 163 unidades por dólar, su nivel más bajo desde 1986. Los operadores atribuyeron parte de esa presión al encarecimiento del petróleo, un factor que afecta especialmente a Japón por su elevada dependencia de las importaciones de energía.
Al mismo tiempo, el euro cotizó en USD 1,1407, la libra esterlina se ubicó en USD 1,3386 y la relación entre ambas monedas permaneció prácticamente sin cambios.
(Con información de AFP)
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Italian authorities seized roughly 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden among pallets of bananas at a major port, officials said Tuesday.
The drugs were divided into 650 packages and «skillfully concealed» inside a refrigerated shipping container that arrived at the port of Vado Ligure from one of Ecuador’s main ports, according to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza.
A field test conducted during the inspection determined the substance was «extremely pure cocaine,» officials said.
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The drugs were divided into 650 packages and «skillfully concealed» inside a refrigerated shipping container. (Italy Border Police / AP)
Authorities said the bust was one of the largest anti-drug operations carried out at the port in recent years.
The shipment could have generated an estimated 250 million euros, or nearly $290 million, if it had reached the street market.
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Authorities said the bust was one of the largest anti-drug operations carried out at the port in recent years. (Italy Border Police / AP)
The seizure followed an extensive analysis of commercial shipping routes linking South America with Vado Ligure, an important gateway for goods entering Europe — and an «attractive» target for international drug traffickers, according to officials.
«The operation forms part of an ongoing and targeted effort to combat the international trafficking of narcotics, including efforts to protect the most vulnerable segments of the population, who are often exposed to the harmful effects of this type of criminal activity,» Guardia di Finanza said.
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The shipment could have generated an estimated 250 million euros, or roughly $290 million, if it had reached the street market. (Italy Border Police / AP)
The seizure comes weeks after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered more than 1,100 pounds of cocaine hidden in a commercial tractor-trailer carrying cabbage at the Pharr Port of Entry in Texas.
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A canine inspection and nonintrusive imaging scan alerted officers to the concealed load, CBP said. A physical search of the trailer uncovered 477 packages containing 1,173 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly $10.8 million.
Fox News Digital’s Leo Briceno contributed to this report.
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