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SSPX Masses an ‘abuse’ of Eucharist: U.S. bishops continue to urge Catholics not to attend
More U.S. bishops are instructing Catholics to avoid attending Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) events in light of the recent excommunications of SSPX leadership. [...]
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Catholic World Report
· Jul 6, 2026
Various U.S. bishops ‘invite home’ SSPX attendees after excommunications of leadership
Catholic bishops with Society of St. Pius X locations in their areas are forbidding Catholics from attending SSPX services and urging attendees and SSPX priests to return to the Catholic Church. [...]
CBC News
· Jul 3, 2026
Pope Leo draws hard line on breakaway traditionalists, but it could get messy
As the Vatican excommunicated four bishops of the ultra-traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X this week, notice was also served that the society’s priests and lay Catholics who formally adhere to it are also considered cut off from the Roman Catholic Church — a move that raises the spiritual stakes for thousands of followers worldwide.
The Japan Times
· Jul 2, 2026
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the wider church and now excommunicated.
Associated Press
· Jul 1, 2026
Traditionalist Catholics defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating 4 bishops without his consent
The Society of St. Pius X, which opposes modernizing reforms in the Catholic Church, went ahead with a ritual-filled ceremony at its seminary in Econe, Switzerland, despite a last-ditch appeal by Leo to call it off. (AP video: Jamey Keaten) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
MyJoyOnline
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates hundreds of thousands of splinter sect followers
More than half a million Christians who are part of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), have been excommunicated by the Vatican.
Legit.ng
· Jul 2, 2026
Breaking: Vatican excommunicates rebel catholic bishops, priest, followers as details emerge
The Vatican declares the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicating its bishops and priests, invalidating sacraments, and impacting thousands of faithful.
Off The Press
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates bishops in ultraconservative group, warns faithful of sanctions
The Vatican responded on Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without Pope Leo XIV’s authorization. In its decree, the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicated six bishops and priests, the Associated Press reported. It declared that the consecrations were a “schismatic act,” or intentional rupture within the []...Click to read more
Washington Examiner
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican says SSPX in schism, affirms excommunication of laity and clerics
The Catholic Church’s preeminent traditionalists now find themselves firmly outside its communion, and the Vatican laments that they have only themselves to blame. The Holy See recognized on Thursday the self-inflicted excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X after the priestly fraternity defied the pope with an illicit consecration of bishops. Four priests were []
Disclose.tv
· Jul 2, 2026
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JUST IN - The Vatican excommunicates priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing ultra-traditionalist Catholic group, the Society of St Pius X, that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval, judging they were in schism with the wider Church.Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/8klgxp4icx/@disclosetvDisclose.tvMembers of traditionalist Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican saysBreaking news from around the world.
DW News
· Jul 4, 2026
Why Pope Leo excommunicated members of the Society of St. Pius X | DW News
The Vatican has imposed severe disciplinary measures on the ultratraditionalist Catholic 'Society of St. Pius X' (SSPX). The move comes after the group consecrated bishops without papal consent. We talk to Justin McLellan from the National Catholic Reporter for an in-depth look at the dramatic events within the Catholic Church. #PopeLeoXIV #SSPX #CatholicChurch #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
The Independent
· Jul 2, 2026
What is the SSPX? Everything we know as Vatican excommunicates priests in bitter row
The Vatican said priests and lay Catholics who are part of the society were in schism with the wider Church
The College Fix
· Jun 23, 2026
More than half of Jesuit colleges celebrate LGBT ‘Pride Month’
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Townhall
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican Excommunicates Traditionalist Catholic Group After Years of Failed Negotiations
Vatican Excommunicates Traditionalist Catholic Group After Years of Failed Negotiations
Sweden Herald
· Jul 1, 2026
Pope Leo XIV warns breakaway Catholic group against ordaining bishops as SSPX defies him anyway
Pope Leo XIV warns breakaway Catholic group against ordaining bishops as SSPX defies him anyway
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican declares ultraconservative society in schism, excommunicates bishops and warns faithful
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent.
Le Monde
· Jul 1, 2026
Ultraconservative Catholic society defies Vatican by consecrating new bishops
At a ceremony in a Swiss village on Wednesday, thousands of worshipers witnessed the last two remaining bishops of the fundamentalist Society of Saint Pius X consecrate four new ones – in direct defiance of Pope Leo XIV. By ignoring the pontiff's pleas to turn back from this 'schismatic act,' all six bishops are de facto excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
ABC News
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops
The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent
NPR News
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops
The Vatican responded Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating its bishops and priests.
DNyuz
· Jul 5, 2026
Rebel Catholics Defy Vatican’s Calls to Return to Mainstream Church
When the Vatican excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel conservative faction last week, creating the biggest schism in Roman Catholicism in decades, it also hoped to drive the group’s many followers back to the mainstream church. Instead, according to interviews with some of the faction’s followers in Argentina, Italy and Switzerland, the punishment has been []
Daily Sabah
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates members of right-wing Catholic group
The Vatican said Thursday it had excommunicated priests and lay Catholics belonging to a breakaway right-wing group that ordained bishops without the approval of Pope Leo XIV, decl...
Fox News
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic bishops who defied Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV excommunicates Society of St. Pius X bishops after unauthorized consecrations, declaring the traditionalist Catholic movement in schism.
CNN
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic group
The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated. CNN's Christoper Lamb reports.
Crisis Magazine
· Jul 7, 2026
Arguing Like St. Thomas Aquinas
When fierce arguments break out between Catholics, particularly online, they sadly have been marked by personal attacks and uncharitable accusations about the motives of others.
Vatican News
· Jun 23, 2026
Vatican Dicastery: A layperson cannot deliver homily at Mass
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments responds to a request made by the German Bishops, denying their petition for a layperson to preach the homily during Mass, even in exceptional cases, stating that the proclamation of the Word in the liturgical celebration is inseparable from the mission received sacramentally. Read all
Irish News
· Jul 1, 2026
Traditionalists defy Pope as they go ahead with consecration of bishops
The Society of St Pius X dismiss the resulting excommunications and schism by declaring it was a ‘sacred duty’ to defend the Catholic faith
The Week
· Jul 2, 2026
The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the Vatican
The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the Vatican
South China Morning Post
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates 6 bishops from rebel Catholic group
The Vatican on Thursday excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X and said any lay believers who “formally adhere” to the group would suffer the same fate. The Vatican decree comes a day after the traditionalist breakaway group consecrated four new bishops, defying a plea from Pope Leo not to do so. The decree called the ceremony “an act of schismatic nature”. For the Holy See, consecrating bishops without the approval of the pope is a direct act of...
Hungarian Conservative
· Jul 3, 2026
Vatican Declares Society of St Pius X in Schism after Swiss Fraternity Defies Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican has formally declared the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) to be in schism after it consecrated four bishops without Pope Leo XIV’s approval, triggering automatic excommunications and ending decades of efforts to reconcile the traditionalist fraternity with Rome following the rupture first sparked in 1988. The post Vatican Declares Society of St Pius X in Schism after Swiss Fraternity Defies Pope Leo XIV appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.
Jacobin
· Jul 6, 2026
Inside the Schism Threatening the Catholic Church
Pope Leo excommunicated four newly consecrated bishops last week, members of the conservative Society of Saint Pius X. Their movement represents a broader traditionalist reaction in the Catholic church, fueled by Christian nationalists in the US and beyond.
Knewz
· Jul 8, 2026
San Francisco Catholic Church agrees to record sexual abuse settlement
Avoiding a courtroom trial, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has settled a class action case for the enormous sum of 395 million. The Catholic Church answers According to Reuters, “about 530 people” were involved in the case, alleging abuse at the hands of priests within the Archdiocese. It’s the biggest settlement reached in...
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