Bishop Schneider’s Powerful Plea: End the Marginalization of Traditional Catholics

Bishop Athanasius Schneider addressed a pilgrimage to the See of Peter on October 24, 2026, at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. During the Holy Mass, he spoke about the importance of celebrating the liturgy in the venerable form used by previous generations of priests and popes.

Schneider noted that the basilica is the site where figures such as Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Pius XII celebrated their first masses. He also referenced the devotions of Pope Francis to the icon of Salus Populi Romani.