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Bishops express sorrow, warn faithful and call for prayer after SSPX excommunications
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (961+ words) (OSV News) " Several U. S. bishops have issued statements expressing sorrow, warning the faithful and urging prayers for unity following the Vatican's July 2 excommunication of adherents of the now-schismatic Society of St. Pius X. The Switzerland-based SSPX " which has for decades wrangled with…...
Pope Leo XIV To Visit Notre Dame, Lourdes, and Metz During Papal Trip to France
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (995+ words) by Caroline De Sury PARIS (OSV News) " As Pope Leo XIV makes a triumphant papal return to Spain " where crowds have been eager to listen to his words after 15 years without an apostolic visit "the French bishops" conference released additional…...
Is there any route back for the Society of St Pius X?
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (304+ words) As any Catholic master of ceremonies will tell you, it takes only the tiniest sartorial mishap to lend a Python-esque flavour to moments of the utmost solemnity. For traditionalist Catholic bishops " whether they are cardinals loyal to the Pope, prelates…...
What is ultraditionalist Catholic group SSPX? - AOL
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (238+ words) (News Nation) " The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops of the Society of St. Pius X after declaring the ultratraditionalist society in schism. The move came after the group consecrated four bishops without the consent of the pope. SSPX has a…...
The Society of St. Pius X shows itself out the door
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (281+ words) Catholic Outlook The Society of St. Pius X shows itself out the door Despite the pleas of Pope Leo XIV and years of negotiations seeking a reconciliation, the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four new bishops on July 1 at…...
Special Pilgrimage in Father Tolton's honor Thursday
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (144+ words) QUINCY, Illinois - A special pilgrimage in Quincy will honor the life and legacy of Father Augustine Tolton on the anniversary of his death. The mile-long procession begins at 5: 30 Thursday evening at St. Peter Catholic Church and ends at Father Tolton's…...
Catholic Church Excommunicates Breakaway Traditionalist Bishops And Their Followers - AOL
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (509+ words) The Vatican swiftly imposed its harshest penalty of excommunication against bishops belonging to an ultra-traditionalist group who participated in an illicit Wednesday ordination. "I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!" the supreme pontiff…...
Agatha Christie: More Than Mysteries, Her Letter to Pope Paul VI Helped Preserve the Latin Tridentine Mass
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (763+ words) An international mobilization of great cultural impact marked the history of the Tridentine Mass in the 20th century. In 1971, the writer Agatha Christie appeared among more than a hundred intellectuals, artists, and writers who advocated for the continuation of the traditional…...
What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV - The Journal
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (926+ words) VATICAN CITY " The Vatican has gone above and beyond the minimum sanctions to respond to an ultratraditionalist society that consecrated four bishops without the pope's consent. In a decree July 2, the Vatican's doctrine office declared the Society of St. Pius…...
U. S. House speaker welcomes apostolic nuncio in formal letter
20+ hour, 16+ min ago (450+ words) July 8, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal News Briefs 0 Print U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson extended greetings to Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia in a letter marking his appointment as apostolic nuncio to the United States. Johnson sent a formal letter July 1, shared exclusively with EWTN…...