Pope Warns SSPX Bishop Ordinations Risk Deepening Schism

June 16, 2026 World News

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters outside the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on June 16, 2026, before returning to Rome after a daylong stay there.

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it plans to consecrate four priests as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV.

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