The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae — which long based its U.S. presence in Colorado — on Monday confirmed the dissolution.

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the Peruvian Catholic conservative movement, has confirmed its upcoming dissolution by the Vatican. This final decision follows multiple scandals, both sexual and financial.

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder,

The sanctions imposed on Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne include restrictions “relating to his public activity, place of residence and use of insignia,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda announced the Sodalitium's suppression to its members during the group's General Assembly in Aparecida, Brazil Jan. 18.

A retired archbishop who for decades was Peru's leading Catholic cleric has been disciplined following allegations of sexual abuse, the Vatican has said, confirming press reports. Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne denies the accusations.

After news leaked in recent days about the suppression of a scandal-plagued Peruvian lay group, the community has condemned the leak and pledged obedience to the pope and to the official charged with overseeing the dissolution.

The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), the largest Catholic lay movement in Peru, confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis has decided to dissolve it.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The once-powerful archbishop of Lima, Peru and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual abuse, but he strongly denied any wrongdoing.

walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from meeting with people alleged abused by the Catholic lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, in Lima, Peru, on July 25, 2023.

ROME — Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae ... members complained to the Lima archdiocese in 2011 ...

Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, said on Jan. 26 that abuse accusations made against him in a Spanish daily El País are "completely false," while acknowledging he was sanctioned by the Vatican in the past and saying that the sanctions were lifted by Pope Francis.