Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal ambassador to the US who became an ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been excommunicated for schism.

Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal ambassador to the United States who became an ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been excommunicated for schism.

The Vatican has officially excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced Friday. Archbishop Viganò was found guilty of the canonical crime ...

The Vatican said on Friday that it had excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the church’s former ambassador to the United States, after finding him guilty of schism for refusing to ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 5 - The Vatican said Friday that Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Holy See's former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, has been excommunicated by the Dicastery for the ...

The Vatican’s top diplomat to the U.S. from 2011 to 2016, Archbishop Viganò made headlines in 2018 when he publicly accused Church leaders, including Pope Francis, of covering up the sexual ...

The Vatican excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò—an ultraconservative critic of Pope Francis—after finding him guilty of schism for refusing to recognize Francis’ authority, the ...

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has publicly stated that he does not recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis, has been declared excommunicated for schism by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of ...

Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican's doctrinal office said on Friday.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., listens to remarks at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 16, 2015.

Pope Benedict XVI meets Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the new apostolic nuncio to the United States, at the Vatican in this Nov. 7, 2011, file photo.

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano at the Rome March for Life, May 20, 2017. (photo: Edward Pentin / National Catholic Register ) Jonah McKeown/CNA Vatican June 28, 2024.