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Vatican Declares SSPX in Schism and Excommunicates Bishops

The ruling removes official Church authority from SSPX ministers and risks nullifying some marriages and confessions.

Pope Léon XIV to Celebrate Giant Mass on Place de la Concorde During September Visit

Catholic Church Marks Feast of St. Bernardino of Siena

Official Merchandise for Pope León XIV’s Spain Visit Goes on Sale Online

Pope León XIV Names U.S. Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach Nuncio to Argentina

Tickets for Pope León XIV’s Barcelona Vigil Sell Out in Minutes

Catholic Church Marks Feast of St. Catherine of Siena

Vatican Recognizes 50 Catalan Catholics Killed in 1936 as Martyrs

Hermosillo Archbishop Emeritus José Ulises Macías Salcedo Dies

April 11 Feast Honors St. Stanislaus of Krakow

Feast Day Honors St. Julia Billiart, Founder Dedicated to Catholic Education

France Sets Record for Easter Baptisms at Over 21,000

Leone XIV Washes Priests’ Feet, Condemns Faith Used for Power and War

Feast Day Honors Saint Francis of Paola, Founder of the Minims

Palm Sunday Opens Holy Week Across Brazil as Aparecida Leads With Masses and Procession

Brazilian Churches Publish Holy Week Schedules for March 29–April 5

Australian Bishop Anthony Randazzo Named Vatican’s Chief Legal Official

March 23 Santoral: Feast of Saint José Oriol, Barcelona Priest of Austerity and Mercy

Joachim Wanke, Erfurt’s First Post‑Reunification Bishop, Dies at 84

Catholic Calendar for February 28 Honors St. Leander of Seville