The head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, William Cardinal Levada (an American), is now, with the retirement of the previous prelate, head of the Ecclesia Dei commission responsible for the reconciliation of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). The SSPX caused an uproar earlier this year owing to its holocaust-denying bishop.
I think it is interesting, and a good sign, that Levada is being entrusted with this additional task. It shows the pope thinks he has done well. To have such a high-placed American in the Curia is just awesome.
This move had been announced in March. Secular media are spinning this as a sacking of the previous head, but it was the normal time for retirement, and he was thanked by the pope for his service, and the ZENIT article mentions nothing negative, so it may merely be reflective of the media's know-nothingism.
It didn't get wide attention in the press, but the SSPX again offended Rome a few weeks ago by ordaining new priests (and bishops?) without permission.
I heard about the priests. I heard nothing about bishops and it seems unlikely that they would incur excommunication again after having it lifted -- or at least if they did, I would have heard about it in the Catholic press by now!