ANALYSIS: Leo XIV finds himself caught between two sides, both particularly stubborn. The great goal of Leo XIV’s

Cardinal Pietro Parolin also addressed tensions over the Traditional Latin Mass. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of

COMMENTARY: As the SSPX moves toward unauthorized episcopal ordinations, Vatican II’s path to ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ sheds light on

COMMENTARY: The Society of St. Pius X’s latest rejection of Vatican overtures must be called out for what

Canon law prescribes the penalty of automatic excommunication for those who participate in episcopal consecrations unauthorized by Rome.

The SSPX refused to postpone the July 1 consecrations as a condition of doctrinal talks. Canon law foresees

Doctrinal office tells traditionalist group that consecrating bishops without papal mandate would mean a “decisive rupture” of communion.

This week in the Vatican, relations with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) took a serious turn,

Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture with Rome. The Vatican will receive representatives of the

From gestures of peace ahead of the Winter Games to historic appointments and emerging tensions, this week’s Vaticano

The plan threatens to harden a decades-old split between the traditionalist group and the Vatican. The Priestly Society