The SSPX has said it will proceed with consecrations, despite a Vatican warning that it would constitute a “schismatic act.” ...

Pope Leo has threatened SSPX with excommunication over plans to consecrate new bishops. SSPX is the Catholic sect of the church in St. Marys, Kansas.

Cardinal Ruini Sees ‘Risk of Schism’ in Germany After Vatican ‘No’ to Same-Sex Blessings Cardinal Ruini, who was Rome’s vicar general from 1991 to 2008, and president of the Italian bishops’ ...

After more than a year of legal and religious disputes between Fort Worth Catholic Bishop Michael Olson and the Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Arlington, the sisters are going “further down the path of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican on March 8. (Andrew Medichini / ...

Germany’s Catholic bishops may be preparing to defy the Vatican, despite Pope Francis’s efforts to rein in the heterodox prelates. The German Bishops’ Conference will meet tomorrow for its annual ...

VATICAN CITY — As reports emerged recently of Pope Francis’ “dramatic concern” about the state of the Catholic Church in Germany and news that he received Germany’s apostolic nuncio for private talks ...

Pope Francis says he is not afraid of a schism within the Catholic Church, even as he confronts criticism from conservative Catholics about his leadership. Pope Francis says he is not afraid of a ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, one time calling him a "servant of Satan" and frequently demanding his resignation and arrest, is now facing charges of trying to divide the ...