Pontiff warns that defiance by Society of Saint Pius X would be ‘schismatic act’

Pope Leo has made a last-ditch attempt to persuade a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics to abandon plans to ordain its own bishops without Vatican approval, calling the “schismatic act” a “sin of extreme gravity”.

The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), founded in the Swiss village of Ecône in 1970 to oppose liberalising reforms in the Catholic church, plans to ordain four new bishops at its seminary there on Wednesday.

The blockbuster launch is expected to dwarf the box office takings of the year’s biggest movies with one industry analyst predicting it could make $1bn within an hour

It is, quite simply, the most anticipated piece of entertainment since the Star Wars prequels and now, at last, you can reserve a copy. At midnight last night, Rockstar opened preorders on Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest title in the epic open-world gangster adventure series, five months before its 19 November release date on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.

Prices have also been confirmed, with the standard edition costing $80 in the US, £70 in the UK, and €80 in Europe. An Ultimate Edition (£90/€100/$100) will include exclusive in-game cars, clothes and weapons – the developer has confirmed that there will also be in-game stores that are only open to Ultimate owners. Anyone who pre-orders the game will get a Vintage Vice City pack filled with 80s apparel and other nostalgic items, which look to be straight out of Don Johnson’s Miami Vice wardrobe.

Bank details at risk as criminals use AI to create fake sites and emails offering pre-release beta test version

Like millions of gamers around the world, you have been waiting years for Grand Theft Auto VI to be released. Now you have the opportunity to play the much-anticipated game before everyone else.

An email has arrived inviting you to play a pre-release “beta” version of the game so that you can alert the makers to any bugs before its official release later this year.

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Film to cover early years of rockers and their breakout with hits like Livin’ on a Prayer and You Give Love a Bad Name

A Bon Jovi biopic is in the works from Universal Pictures, Deadline has confirmed.

The feature film will focus on the early years of the rock band, tracing their rise from modest beginnings in New Jersey to selling out stadiums as one of the 1980s’ most defining rock bands.

Wie unterschiedlich Iraner auf den Krieg reagieren – und auf Chameneis Tod. Ein Gespräch mit der WDR-Journalistin Isabel Schayani.

Viele Iraner feiern vor dem Brandenburger Tor den Tod von Ali Chamenei. Und machen einmal mehr deutlich: Die größten Hoffnungen der iranischen Diaspora ruhen auf Reza Pahlavi, dem Sohn des letzten Schahs.

Nach dem Tod des Ayatollahs sind viele Fragen offen. Trump sagt, er habe Vorstellungen zur künftigen iranischen Regierung, bleibt aber vage. Derweil bringt sich der Sohn des gestürzten Schahs ins Spiel.

Präsident Trump hat dem Mullah-Regime nach dem gewaltsamen Vorgehen gegen Demonstranten massiv gedroht. Nun will Teheran offenbar mit Washington verhandeln.

Auf Irans Straßen ist es ruhig, das Land steht unter Schock. US-Präsident Trump lässt wissen, Teheran brauche „eine neue Führung“. Doch von einer Militärintervention spricht er nicht mehr.