By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who was informed of his excommunication on Friday, has long been a vocal critic of Pope Francis. By Emma Bubola and ...

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, then apostolic nuncio to the United States, talks with a U.S. bishop during the bishops’ meeting in Baltimore in this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo. (Credit: Nancy ...

At the same time, some U.S. bishops came out in support of Archbishop Vigano. Around the time the letter was published, Archbishop Viganò went into hiding, moving to an undisclosed location that ...

The Vatican excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former ambassador to the United States, declaring him guilty of schism. Viganò, who retired in 2016 at 75, is one of Pope Francis ...

On Thursday, while Americans were celebrating our proud heritage of liberty and courage, the Vatican was concluding an ecclesial trial. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal nuncio to ...

VATICAN CITY — Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a fierce ultraconservative critic of Pope Francis, has been found guilty of schism and excommunicated, the Vatican’s doctrinal office said ...

The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable outcome for Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. The conservative had became ...

An ultra-conservative archbishop has been excommunicated by ... submission to the Pope or his Catholic subjects. Carlo Maria Vigano served as the Vatican's ambassador to the US from 2011 to ...