Fr. Clive Dytor is one of many married ex-Anglican clergy who quit the Church of England in the wake of its 1992 decision to ...

perceived as a concession by the Catholic Church hierarchy to liberal circles trying to impose their agenda.” Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) also condemned it as “a ...

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to ...

The Catholic Diocese of Münster in western Germany will become the first diocese worldwide to introduce an arbitration council and a disciplinary code for clergy beginning on March 1, Bishop Felix ...

Maple Mirzaiyun, the head of the ACU students’ union, says she has found the university a tolerant place.Credit: Flavio Brancaleone The appointment of the Australian Catholic University’s vice ...

Their influence in policymaking plus the firm opposition of the Catholic Church hierarchy explains why the Philippines is the only country in the world without a divorce law. Filipino politicians ...

FILE - Archbishop of Lima Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne celebrates a Mass, Jan. 18, 2001 in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) ...

The Roman Catholic Church is in practice as deeply divided ... involving both people and hierarchy, he has stopped well short of sanctioning any idea that collective decision-making is on the ...

For over a century, organizations have relied on hierarchy. It's comfortable, predictable, and, for some, deeply ingrained. Decisions flow downward, power stays at the top, and employees are ...

A papal decision to dissolve or suppress a Catholic religious community is rare and in the Sodalitium’s case follows attempts by the church hierarchy to reform the group and a 2023 Vatican ...

David Tudor (l), who has now been banned for life from the Church of England, was pictured talking to Stephen Cottrell, then Bishop of Chelmsford, in 2014 A woman who says she was sexually abused ...

Milwaukee became what was known as a Catholic ecclesiastical territory ... and the male-only church hierarchy, according to multiple studies. More:Mass Movement: Sixty years ago, Milwaukee ...