A field office of the federal bureau had issued a memo on investigating Catholic communities in Virginia over alleged ...

Traditionalist Catholic Group Defies Vatican With Plan To Ordain Bishops Despite Excommunication Warning ...

Information unveiled by the Judiciary Committee shows the investigatory efforts into Catholics were more widespread and that the national FBI headquarters was involved. The J. Edgar Hoover FBI ...

Pope Leo is praying for enlightenment so that the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X "may reconsider the extremely grave decision they have made," said a statement from the Vatican's doctrine czar, ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration “zealously” investigated, penalized, and engaged in “aggressive prosecutions” of Christians “with traditional biblical views” — ignoring their conscientious ...

Pope Leo XIV presides Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the Cathoilic feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Pope Francis: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME — Pope ...

The FBI disseminated a document suggesting conservative Catholics are an emerging violent extremist threat far more broadly than previously known, according to materials released by Congress. The ...

Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic ...

ROME (AP) — The development was significant, given Pope Francis had alienated many traditionalists and conservatives with his yearslong crackdown on the ancient liturgy. ROME (AP) — Traditionalist ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A traditionalist breakaway group plans to consecrate bishops without Pope Leo XIV’s consent, risking automatic ...

ROME — Traditionalist Catholics celebrated news Monday that the Vatican under Pope Leo XIV had given them permission to celebrate the old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during their upcoming ...