Event Brief
Vatican excommunicates bishops and priests in schism
Filed: Jul 02, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
Summary: The Vatican excommunicated two bishops and four priests tied to an unauthorized ordination and warned of illicit sacraments.
WHO: Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (Vatican)
WHAT: Issued a decree excommunicating two bishops and four priests in a breakaway Catholic group and warning that the Society of St Pius X celebrates sacraments illicitly.
WHEN: Jul 02, 2026 at 4:01 AM ET
WHERE: Vatican City
WHY: The group ordained bishops without Pope Leo’s approval.
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