Faith

Pope closes Ecclesia Dei, transfers pastoral care of traditionalist Catholics to CDF

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:16:08 -0500

VATICAN – Pope Francis has closed the pontifical commission that had been responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II Mass, transferring the commission's tasks to a special section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Society of St. Pius X elects new superior general

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:00:56 -0400

VATICAN – The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X elected 47-year-old Father Davide Pagliarani, an Italian member of the society, as its superior general.

SSPX head claims Pope is encouraging error

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:30:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – The superior general of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said Pope Francis, rather than denouncing errors in Catholic doctrine, has "encouraged" them.

SSPX bishop excommunicated — again — for illicit ordination

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:00:00 -0400

A traditionalist bishop who has denied the Holocaust has been automatically excommunicated along with the priest he illicitly ordained a bishop.

Pope Francis tries again on traditionalist reconciliation after Benedict XVI failed

Wed, 24 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Picking up a piece of unfinished business that consumed the energies of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, the Vatican under Pope Francis is again trying to repair a decades-old breach with a controversial group of traditionalist Catholics.