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BBC Europe • July 1, 2026 16:10

Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of 'schism' in Catholic Church

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Thousands of worshippers attended a ceremony in the Swiss Alps as part of the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X.

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08:57

Rebel Catholic group SSPX defies pope, consecrates bishops

An ultra-traditionalist Catholic group has consecrated bishops without papal consent, risking a schism with the church in Rome. Pope Leo had begged the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X to …

10:52

Pope pleads with breakaway Catholics before possible schism

Pope Leo XIV has called on a rebel Catholic group to call off a planned consecration of bishops. Such a move could trigger a full schism with the mainstream Catholic …

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08:57

Rebel Catholic group SSPX defies pope, consecrates bishops

An ultra-traditionalist Catholic group has consecrated bishops without papal consent, risking a schism with the church in Rome. Pope Leo had begged the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X to …

10:52

Pope pleads with breakaway Catholics before possible schism

Pope Leo XIV has called on a rebel Catholic group to call off a planned consecration of bishops. Such a move could trigger a full schism with the mainstream Catholic …

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10:52

Pope pleads with breakaway Catholics before possible schism

Pope Leo XIV has called on a rebel Catholic group to call off a planned consecration of bishops. Such a move could trigger a full schism with the mainstream Catholic …

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10:07

Pope calls on Lefebvrists to halt bishop ordinations

The Pope has issued a direct and personal appeal, urging the traditionalists to return to full communion with the Catholic Church.

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12:25

Pope Leo pleads with breakaway Catholic group not to commit 'sin of extreme gravity'

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

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Catholic Group Consecrates 4 Bishops, Risking Break With Vatican

The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X went ahead with the ceremony, even after the Vatican warned it would result in the bishops’ excommunication.