Vatican excommunicates breakaway group for ordaining bishops against Pope Leo’s order

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Newly consecrated Bishops, from left, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, Michael Goldade and Pascal Schreiber wearing their miters and holding their pastoral staffs, stand at the end of their consecration ceremony in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

A breakaway Catholic group that opposes the reforms of Vatican II, such as allowing Mass in languages other than Latin, has been excommunicated after ordaining bishops against the pope’s order.

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