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On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 69, Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. In 1555, John Bradford, English reformer, prebendary of St. Paul's (born 1510) passed away. In 1574, Joseph Hall, English bishop and mystic (died 1656) was born. In 1643, First meeting of the Westminster Assembly, a council of theologians ("divines") and members of the Parliament of England appointed to restructure the Church of England, at Westminster Abbey in London. In 1681, Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop and saint (born 1629) passed away. In 1766, François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France. In 1901, French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic orders without governmental approval. In 1927, Joseph Martin Sartoris, American bishop was born. In 1991, Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. In 2012, Peter E. Gillquist, American priest and author (born 1938) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church

MyJoyOnline

July 1, 2026

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Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church

Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV.

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