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

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

In a decree July 2, the Vatican’s doctrine office declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism and decreed the ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV spent what is traditionally his weekly day off on Tuesday issuing a flurry of legislation and appointments June 30.

The Vatican has clarified who is affected by Pope Leo's SSPX excommunications and how Catholics can return to full communion.

Pope Leo is sending a Vatican cardinal and archbishop to Ukraine on his behalf this week to advance peace efforts that began under Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV began a summer break on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a ...

His ordination, along with the three other priests from Switzerland and France, by an ultraconservative Catholic society appears to have been the final straw for the pope.

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.

A breakaway Catholic group that opposes the reforms of Vatican II, such as allowing Mass in languages other than Latin, has been excommunicated after ordaining bishops against the pope’s order. The ...