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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) | Credit: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

SSPX and Rome: A half-century of canonical tensions

As one of the leading experts on Lefebvrism sees it, reconciliation is impossible as long as the Society

One Year with Pope Leo: Prayer, Peace, SSPX, Fatima

One year with Pope Leo has brought focus to the historic character of his election: the first American

Pope Leo Reflects on Fatima, SSPX Tensions, Vatican Finances, and the Search for Truth

Pope Leo Marks Feast of Fatima with Prayer at Site of John Paul II Assassination Attempt VATICAN CITY

Vatican says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the Society of St.

Leo XIV and the Challenge of Tradition

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

Vatican secretary of state says war on Iran is not just

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

The Making of Vatican II’s ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ Offers Lessons on Religious Freedom

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

The SSPX Rupture With Tradition

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

Cardinals criticize Society of St. Pius X for plan to consecrate bishops without papal approval

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

Society of St. Pius X says it will consecrate bishops without papal mandate despite Vatican warning

The SSPX refused to postpone the July 1 consecrations as a condition of doctrinal talks. Canon law foresees
Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) | Credit: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

Vatican offers talks with SSPX, warns illicit consecrations would end dialogue

Doctrinal office tells traditionalist group that consecrating bishops without papal mandate would mean a “decisive rupture” of communion.
The view of St. Peter's Basilica from Via della Conciliazione. Credit: Canva

Vatican News This Week: SSPX, Newman, Lateran Treaty, Candlemas, Lourdes

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

Vatican to meet with SSPX after announcement of unauthorized episcopal consecrations

Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture with Rome. The Vatican will receive representatives of the
Pope Leo greets pilgrims after Wednesday's General Audience on February 4, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican: SSPX, Newman, and the Olympics

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

Society of St. Pius X to consecrate bishops without Rome’s approval, courting excommunication 

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

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