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Vatican faces rift after faction defies Pope Leo and risks excommunication
The ceremony is taking place 38 years to the day after the Vatican declared the last consecrations of SSPX bishops a ‘schismatic act’
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The Japan Times
· 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.
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.
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· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates splinter sect over bishops
Vatican excommunicates splinter sect over bishops
DNyuz
· Jun 26, 2026
Pope Leo ‘likely’ to infuriate Trump as world braces for new message: report
President Donald Trump’s longstanding feud with Pope Leo XIV may reach new heights as the leader of the Catholic Church convenes with cardinals from across the globe Friday and is expected to issue a message “likely to further raise tensions” with the president, Politico reported Friday. After the gathering, Pope Leo is expected to issue []
Disclose.tv
· Jul 2, 2026
[Media] JUST IN - The Vatican excommunicates priests and lay Catholics who are part of a brea [...]
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.
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· Jun 30, 2026
New ASIF statute: A further step toward international standards
Pope Leo approves an organic reform of the Vatican Supervisory and Financial Information Authority (ASIF). The positions of President and Board will be replaced by a Management composed of a Director and Deputy Director, supported by Consultors. Read all
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