Pope Leo XIV excommunicates Society of St. Pius X bishops after unauthorized consecrations, declaring the traditionalist Catholic movement in schism.

The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the ...

Pope Leo XIV excommunicated members of the Society of St. Pius X after they consecrated four bishops against the will of the church Wednesday.

Excommunication is the Vatican's most serious penalty, which bars a person from fully participating in the life of the Church until they are reconciled with it.

The traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV and caused a schism are defending their actions. The Society of St.

The Vatican declares ‘schism’ in Catholic Church after bishops were ordained without Pope Leo XIV’s approval.

The Vatican has responded aggressively to the ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X after it defied Pope Leo XIV and consecrated four bishops without his consent.

The society filed its appeal with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 11, arguing that under canon law the ...

Traditionalist Catholic group excommunicated after consecrating bishops against the wishes of the Pope ...

The traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV and caused a schism defended their actions Friday. The head of the Society of St. Pius X wrote to Leo a day after the Vatican excommunicated the ...

The SSPX has formally asked the Vatican to overturn the decree that declared the group in schism.

The group has endured a rupture with the Vatican before, having been excommunicated in the 1980s but welcomed back by Pope ...