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Vatican excommunicates four bishops ordained by breakaway Catholic group

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July 2, 2026

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CNN

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· 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.

The Japan Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

Members of rebel Catholic group in schism and 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.

Daily Sabah

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· 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...

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 1, 2026

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations

A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics has begun an ancient Latin Mass to consecrate four bishops without papal consent.

ABC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations

A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics has begun an ancient Latin Mass to consecrate four bishops without papal consent

Jacobin

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· 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.

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Related coverage for "Vatican excommunicates four bishops ordained by breakaway Catholic group": CNN — Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic group. The Japan Times — Members of rebel Catholic group in schism and excommunicated, Vatican says . Daily Sabah — Vatican excommunicates members of right-wing Catholic group. KSAT San Antonio — Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations. ABC News — Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations. Jacobin — Inside the Schism Threatening the Catholic Church