Marcel Lefebvre Archives

Pope Leo XIV is continuing ‘irreversible trajectory’ of Pope Francis: SSPX statement

In addition to spelling out the Francis/Leo crisis, the statement addresses the silence of conservative bishops in the Church, the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo, and more.

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John-Henry Westen

• Feb 5, 2026

Interview with the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X

Fr. Pagliarani says new bishops are needed to continue to care for souls amid doctrinal collapse, liturgical suppression, and Rome’s refusal to grant lasting protection for Tradition.

Opinion

SSPX News

• Feb 5, 2026

SSPX head says ‘catastrophic’ Pope Francis decisions would justify new bishops

SSPX Superior General Fr. Pagliarani said the Francis pontificate embodied a lasting state of necessity, citing 'epochal,' 'catastrophic' decisions which remain on the books.

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Joseph Quinn

• Jan 7, 2026Jan 7, 2026

Archbishop Viganò: I accuse Bergoglio of heresy and schism

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò argues that he is not in schism with the Catholic Church and accuses ‘Jorge Maria Bergoglio of heresy and schism,’ requesting that he be ‘removed from the throne which he has unworthily occupied for over 11 years.’

Opinion

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

• Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 2024

French court fines Cardinal Ouellet for unjustly dismissing nun from traditional community

The French court of Lorient condemned Cardinal Marc Ouellet, his accompanying two apostolic visitors, and a Dominican community of nuns for their ‘disgraceful and vexatious’ dismissal of Sister Marie Ferréol.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Apr 5, 2024Apr 5, 2024

Pope Francis said SSPX priests ‘are not schismatics’: retired Swiss bishop

In a new video, Bishop Vitus Huonder calls the 1988 excommunication of SSPX bishops 'unjust,' while also saying Pope Francis personally told him the priests of the Society are 'not schismatics.'

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Maike Hickson

• Apr 24, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Priest expert on Freemasonry says Vatican cardinals spread ‘disinformation’ about SSPX

LifeSiteNews is pleased to publish Fr. Charles Murr's preface to reporter Kennedy Hall's latest book, 'SSPX: The Defence'.

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Maike Hickson

• Apr 20, 2023Apr 21, 2023

Abp. Viganò: Abp. Lefebvre not a ‘schismatic,’ but a ‘holy man’ with great ‘fidelity’ to the Church

Archbishop Viganò suggested that the 1988 Consecrations of bishops by Archbishop Lefebvre was 'a vital necessity for the safeguarding of the Mass of all time.'

Opinion

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

• Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022

Abp. Viganò: Both society and Church ‘infiltrated’ by people who want to ‘destroy’ them

Archbishop Viganò noted how Archbishop Lefebvre ‘was one of the few, very few prelates who wanted to denounce the conciliar revolution, understanding its subversive nature,’ an intervention which is now understood.

Opinion

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò

• Apr 11, 2022Apr 22, 2024

Source says unnamed cardinal told him SSPX founder Abp Lefebvre will one day be named ‘doctor of the Church’

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who founded the priestly Society of St. Pius X, has long found little favor with the modern Church's bishops. It seems things are slowly starting to change.

Opinion

Maike Hickson

• Sep 11, 2020Jul 30, 2021

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Pope Leo XIV is continuing ‘irreversible trajectory’ of Pope Francis: SSPX statement

Interview with the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X

SSPX head says ‘catastrophic’ Pope Francis decisions would justify new bishops

Archbishop Viganò: I accuse Bergoglio of heresy and schism

French court fines Cardinal Ouellet for unjustly dismissing nun from traditional community

Pope Francis said SSPX priests ‘are not schismatics’: retired Swiss bishop

Priest expert on Freemasonry says Vatican cardinals spread ‘disinformation’ about SSPX

Abp. Viganò: Abp. Lefebvre not a ‘schismatic,’ but a ‘holy man’ with great ‘fidelity’ to the Church

Abp. Viganò: Both society and Church ‘infiltrated’ by people who want to ‘destroy’ them

Source says unnamed cardinal told him SSPX founder Abp Lefebvre will one day be named ‘doctor of the Church’