The Vatican said on May 13 that the Society of St. Pius X’s plan to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will be a schismatic act resulting in excommunication. Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, are pictured in a ...

Following its illicit consecrations in 1988, John Paul II said ‘formal adherence to the schism constitutes a grave offence against God and entails the excommunication established under Church law’.

Former students and employees gathered Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School, 1800 S. Kolb Road. A tour of the school allowed former students to admire the new ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses a little girl as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen ROME — The ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Members of a breakaway Catholic group face excommunication if they ...

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Final Vatican warning: The Vatican told SSPX that ordaining bishops without papal approval will be a schismatic act punishable by automatic excommunication. Decades-old rift: Founded in 1970 opposing ...

When President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, he promised a wave of mass deportations. And Immigration and Customs Enforcement has certainly been busy in Phoenix. During the first year-plus ...