Society of Saint Pius X
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The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic organization founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Considered schismatic by the Catholic Church, the society comprises priests and sem
Lefebvre, the society's founder, celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass
Veldhoven, Archbishop Lefebvre giving Communion assisted by Franz Schmidberger
Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet, Paris, occupied by SSPX since 1977
St. Willibrord's Church, Utrecht, Netherlands, operated by SSPX since 2015
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City.
Society of Saint Pius X
…be considered an act of formal schism, and result in the excommunication of the new bishops and all involved in the consecrations. On 16 June 2026, Pope Leo XIV urged the Society not to proceed with the announced consecrations. On 30 June 2026, Pope Leo XIV addressed an open letter to the Superior General of…
Prevost in 1977, the same year he entered the Augustinian order
Prevost spent his novitiate at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Louis, Missouri.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary, Trujillo. As a young missionary, Prevost served in various roles in the Archdiocese of Trujillo.
St. Thomas School in Hyde Park, Chicago