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The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X once again separates itself from Rome through illicit episcopal consecrations carried out against the Pope’s will, despite the generous efforts of Pope Saints Paul VI and John Paul II, the decision by Pope Benedict XVI to lift the excommunication, and the faculties granted by Pope Francis.
A document signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, defines the episcopal ordinations celebrated on July 1 as an “act of a schismatic nature,” with an explanatory note providing details of the grave canonical sanction of excommunication.
The Editorial Directorate of the Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary “Leone a Roma,” (“Leo in Rome”), featuring interviews, archival footage, and images that retrace the years Robert Francis Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—spent in the Eternal City. The documentary is produced by journalists Felipe Herrera-Espaliat, Salvatore Cernuzio, and Tiziana Campisi with editing by Jaime Vizcaíno Haro.
Training in Safeguarding is part of the broader commitment of the Missionaries of Africa to contribute to the creation of safer spaces for everyone within the Church
Among the 35 archbishops who received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul was Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka, who was installed as the Archbishop of Cape Town on 14 March 2026.
The Holy See has reaffirmed its financial support for UNRWA at the United Nations, calling for the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, unhindered aid delivery in Gaza, and renewed international backing for the agency’s vital mission.
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem receives the Limes Prize for Dialogue and Peace from the Italian geopolitical magazine Limes and speaks about his latest visit to the Gaza Strip: “One thing the images do not convey is the smell. And one of the greatest scourges right now is the rats, which bite. They bite children above all, and Gaza is full of children”
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lampedusa, Fr. John Lydon, OSA, reflects on his call to move beyond emergency responses to migration and build systemic, compassionate bridges of integration, dialogue, and fraternity.
The rector of the Seminary of the Diocese of La Guaira, Father Wuilliam Vázquez, shares the concern and anguish of his people following the earthquakes in Venezuela, which claimed more than 1,900 lives.
At the headquarters of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, Bishops Alfonso de Galarreta and Bernard Fellay preside over the episcopal consecration, and the Superior General declared: “Any penalties or censures imposed for this act have no value whatsoever.”
