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SSPX parishioners respond to excommunication from the Catholic Church

SAINT MARY’S (KSNT) – The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) consecrated four new bishops without papal approval on July 2nd.

Vatican excommunicates bishops of breakaway group, casting spotlight on Kansas town

One of the four bishops excommunicated by the Vatican last week is from the United States, grew up in St. Marys, Kansas, and ...
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Editorial: Following schism, SSPX leaders must work for unity

The leaders of the Society of St. Pius X made decisions that carry major implications. Their actions will need to be unpacked ...
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In this Kansas town, an insular Catholic sect leaves some residents feeling left out

Sunday services at the Immaculata, recently finished after years of effort and fundraising by members of the Society of St. Pius X, draw large crowds. The massive church is symbolic of SSPX's towering ...
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SSPX Catholics in St. Marys last year got their dream church. Here's a look inside

Patience, one of the fruits of the spirit, was required of a group of Catholics in St. Marys who longed for decades for a suitable place to worship. After four decades, their patience was rewarded in ...
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Kansas City archbishop addresses faithful of SSPX after excommunication

The archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas has weighed in on the recent excommunication of a traditionalist group that has ...
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SSPX defies pope, faces possible excommunication with schismatic consecration

A traditionalist sect of the Catholic Church defied Pope Leo XIV Wednesday as it ordained four new bishops, including a St. Marys priest, without papal mandate. The Society of Saint ...
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This Kansas town is a center for conservative Catholic sect excommunicated from the church

The Society of St. Pius X — a faction of conservative, traditionalist Catholics who reject major reforms adopted in the 1960s — boasts The Immaculata in St. Mary’s, Kansas, as one of its largest ...