A group of Catholic pilgrims associated with the Society of St Pius X was refused entry to a Marian shrine in northern Italy on March 28, despite having announced the visit in advance and intending only to pray.
The incident took place at the Sanctuary of the Sorrowful Blessed Virgin in Cuceglio, in the Diocese of Ivrea, where a Lenten pilgrimage organised by the Priory of San Carlo in Montalenghe arrived after travelling several miles on foot. According to reports in the local newspaper La Voce, the group included several priests, the Consoling Sisters of the Sacred Heart, and dozens of lay faithful, including young families. Some pilgrims carried a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows as part of the procession.
