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 of ...

“I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, according to “Hope: The Autobiography,” by Pope Francis, out Tuesday.

A priest was excommunicated from a parish in Livorno in January last year for calling Pope Francis a “usurper” in a New Year’s Eve homily, which marked the first anniversary of the death of the pope’s ...