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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

Read the stories in this episode:

• The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without papal approval, marking the most serious rupture since Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's unauthorized episcopal consecrations in 1988.
• The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has established a procedure for both priests and lay faithful connected to the Society of St. Pius X  to return to Catholic communion, following the society's schismatic act July 1. 
• Conservative Catholics are urging Church leaders to provide stronger pastoral support for traditionalists who remain loyal to the pope after six leaders of the Society of St. Pius X were excommunicated July 2 for consecrating four bishops without papal approval.
• The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends July 5 with a closing Mass, procession and celebration in Philadelphia, which will begin with a special video message from Pope Leo XIV.
• For Noah Hajdu, carrying a 130-pound wooden cross up 2,006-foot-high Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts was more than a physical feat -- it was to honor Jesus Christ.