Archbishop Bans SSPX Activities in San Antonio | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 2m

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio has ordered all Catholics to stop attending Mass or participating in activities at St. Joseph Chapel, home to the SSPX, due to its bishops’ unauthorized ordinations — acts deemed schismatic and excommunicating. The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith now declares SSPX sacraments illicit, including marriages and confessions. While the archbishop previously allowed SSPX marriages for canonical validity, that cooperation has ended. He also forbids donations to the SSPX, including its new church project in Schertz, and directs faithful…