The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics ⁠who ⁠are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained ⁠bishops without Pope Leo's approval were in schism with the wider Church and now excommunicated.

Catholic rebels are set to defy Pope Leo XIV by proceeding with bishop consecrations that could trigger excommunication.

The Vatican excommunicated a group of bishops from a breakaway group after they defied Pope Leo’s orders.

Priests at the Church of Saint Agnes in St. Paul, Minnesota, celebrate a traditional Latin Rite Mass every Sunday, even though the practice has become a symbol of cultural and political battles

Pope Leo XIV issued an urgent plea to the Society of St. Pius X to halt bishop consecrations without Vatican approval, warning of excommunication.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has faced ongoing debate over its inductions and omissions. Some artists, such as Ritchie Valens, Peter Frampton, and Joan Jett, were honored despite criticism of their career scope or originality,

A traditionalist Catholic splinter group has gone ahead with the ordination of four bishops without papal approval, in the first major challenge of Leo’s papacy.

The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the church run far deeper.