Pascal Schreiber
Coverage of Pascal Schreiber in the Nexus archive.
- Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
The Vatican excommunicated bishops and priests from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) for consecrating bishops without papal consent, declaring the group schismatic. It warned SSPX followers that attending their Masses could result in excommunication, invalidating sacraments administered by SSPX priests.
- Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers
The Vatican excommunicated bishops and priests from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) for consecrating bishops without papal approval, declaring the group schismatic. It warned SSPX followers that attending their Masses could result in excommunication, as the society defied Pope Leo XIV's request to avoid disrupting church unity.
- Vatican cracks down on a traditionalist group by excommunicating its bishops
The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) in schism and excommunicated its bishops and priests after they consecrated bishops without papal approval. The decree warns SSPX faithful that attending their Masses could result in excommunication, reversing prior concessions to the traditionalist group.
- Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments
The Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicated its bishops, and invalidated the sacraments of confession and marriage administered by its priests. The society consecrated four new bishops without papal consent, prompting the Vatican to label the act as schismatic.
- Ultraconservative Catholic society defies Vatican by consecrating new bishops
The traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) consecrated five bishops in Econe, Switzerland, defying the Vatican. The event occurred on July 1, 2026, and included bishops from Switzerland, the US, and France.