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Father Júlio Lancellotti returns to social media after almost a year of suspension

Religious was prevented from using personal profiles since December 2025 by order of the archbishop of São Paulo

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Father Júlio Lancellotti returned to publishing on his social networks this Monday (9), after almost a year of restrictions imposed by the Archdiocese of São Paulo.
The religious man coordinates the Pastoral do Povo de Rua and works in Mooca, in the east zone of São Paulo.

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Father Júlio Lancellotti had been prevented from publishing on his personal social networks since December 2025 by decision of Archbishop Dom Odilo Scherer.

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Father Júlio Lancellotti resumed publishing on social media this Monday (9), after almost a year of suspension. The religious announced the end of the restrictions imposed by the Cardinal Archbishop of São Paulo, Dom Odilo Scherer, in December 2025, and thanked the faithful for the support during the period.

Coordinator of the Pastoral do Povo de Rua, Lancellotti is known for his work with people in extremely vulnerable situations and for the fight against aporophobia — the hatred or contempt for the poor. He is also parish priest at the Church of São Miguel Arcanjo, in Mooca, East Zone of São Paulo.

The priest has more than 2.4 million followers on social media. Before the suspension, it used to broadcast on Sundays, at 10 am, the masses celebrated in the church on the Rede TVT (TV dos Trabalhadores) channel, on YouTube.

In a video published this Monday, Lancellotti thanked those who continued to follow the social work during the period in which he was prevented from publishing on his personal profiles. According to him, the activities were not interrupted and were expanded, with the opening of new courses, a laundry and improvements to the bakery.

"I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who, during all this time when I couldn't post on my own networks, you were with us. And I would like to say, we didn't stop for a day", he stated.

At the end of the message, the priest said that he intends to continue the work with the support of the faithful. "We are together again and we will continue together to enhance the kingdom of God and the service of our brothers. God bless you all", he declared.

Sought by g1, the Archdiocese of São Paulo stated that Father Júlio was authorized to use his personal social networks after a conversation with the archbishop on Friday (6).

The institution also declared that “celebrations, information about social work and public statements by Father Júlio Lancellotti always had the possibility of transmission through different media”.

Open Questions

What were the specific terms of the conversation between the priest and the archbishop?