The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated after four bishops were ordained without Pope Leo's approval on Wednesday

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The Vatican declares 'schism' in Catholic Church after bishops were ordained without Pope Leo XIV's approval.

The Catholic Church formally recognized that the SSPX is in schism with the Holy See and its members are excommunicated.

Ultra-traditionalist right-wing Society of St Pius X was established in 1970 and denies key Church teachings

Excommunication is the Vatican's most serious penalty, which bars a person from fully participating in the life of the Church until they are reconciled with it. | World News

The Society of St. Pius X was founded in opposition to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II.

As the Vatican excommunicated four bishops of the ultra-traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X this week, notice was also served that the society’s priests and lay Catholics who…

The group has endured a rupture with the Vatican before, excommunicated in the 1980s but welcomed back by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

A Fraternidade São Pio X foi excomungada após ordenar bispos sem aval do Papa Leão, mas o grupo ultraconservador acredita em uma futura reconciliação com a Igreja.

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) - a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics - was excommunicated after four bishops were ordained without Pope Leo's approval on Wednesday.

The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated after four bishops were ordained without Pope Leo's approval on Wednesday

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