A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is auditing over Rs 124 crore spent by the Ram Temple Trust on major events, including the Jan 2024 consecration ceremony and Nov 2025 flag-hoisting. The probe scrutinizes financial records to ensure funds were utilized per Trust procedures.
The Vatican has declared the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) in schism after the group defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without papal approval. The Vatican's doctrinal office stated that the bishops and adherents are excommunicated and their sacraments illicit.
The Vatican declared priests and lay Catholics of the breakaway Society of St Pius X excommunicated for schism after they ordained bishops without Pope Leo XIV's approval. The group, which opposes Vatican II reforms, now celebrates sacraments illicitly.
An ultra-conservative Catholic group, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), defied Pope Leo by ordaining four bishops in Switzerland without his consent, leading to automatic excommunication. This act, declared a "sacred duty" by the SSPX, risks a schism and poses a significant challenge to Pope Leo's leadership, who had prioritized church unity.
A traditionalist Catholic faction, the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), plans to consecrate four bishops without papal consent, risking schism and excommunication. Pope Leo XIV warned against the act, calling it a "sin of extreme gravity." The SSPX cites a "state of necessity" to minister to its faithful, maintaining it upholds true church tradition.
Pope Leo XIV urged the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) not to proceed with a planned bishop consecration, warning it could cause a schism and deprive faithful of sacraments. The SSPX, founded in opposition to Vatican II reforms, faces automatic excommunication if the act proceeds.
Republika Srpska expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the consecration of a Russian-Serb cathedral in Banja Luka, a project nearly complete and designed with Russian Orthodox Church involvement.
