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Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms Vatican II Liturgy and Calls Clergy to Guard Proper Worship

The final catechesis presents the Council’s reforms as rooted in the Church’s living tradition, signaling that recent Vatican limits on the pre‑Vatican II Mass will stay in place.

Vatican Declares SSPX Bishops and Priests in Schism and Sets Rules for Return

SSPX Consecrates Four Bishops in Defiance of Pope Leo XIV

Vatican Delivers Final Warning to SSPX Over Planned Bishop Consecrations

U.S. Catholic Dioceses Report Sharp Rise in Adult Conversions for Easter 2026

Vatican Offers SSPX Structured Talks, Warns Unapproved Bishop Consecrations Would Break Communion

SSPX Sets July 1 Bishop Consecrations Without Papal Mandate

Pope Leo Sets Annual Cardinal Meetings After Consistory Focuses on Mission and Synodality

Vatican Doctrinal Note Rejects 'Co‑redemptrix' and Clarifies Use of Marian Titles