An Italian priest, has been excommunicated after publicly declaring that Pope Francis is an “antipope” and that Benedict XVI never truly renounced the papacy. Fr Natale Santonocito, who was ordained ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Excommunicated traditionalist Bishop Richard N. Williamson died Jan. 29 in a hospital in Margate, England, at the age of 84 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The bishop's death ...

An Italian priest has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church for saying Pope Francis is not the real pope. Father Natale Santonocito, 61, parish priest of the San Cesareo Church south-east ...

Father Natale Santonocito is the latest priest to question Pope Francis’s legitimacy and be excommunicated as a result - Tiziana Fabi /AFP ...

The Gypsies practiced fidelity, cohesiveness and reciprocity within their organized political group. The ultimate negative sanction in breach of tribunal rules resulted in excommunication from the ...

So it involves a kind of conscious personal retreat. In the book, I use the term “excommunication.” By communicating less, you may discover you’re able to live a richer, more fulfilling life.

The Vatican takes a dim view of Freemasonry, and Catholics who join the fraternal order face excommunication. Biden was inducted into the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge in South Carolina on ...

Former President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, joined a historically black Freemason lodge just one day before he left the presidency, an offense punishable by excommunication in the Church.

A schism is the purposeful separation from the unity of the church, the refusal to recognize the authority of the pope and can result in excommunication. The Great East-West Schism had its beginning ...