The Catholic Church's synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a cardinal said. "The hierarchical structures of the church have ...

Seven women announced Wednesday that they would seek leadership roles in the French Catholic Church that are officially reserved for men, the latest push to give women a place in the Church hierarchy.

In light of all the pain and suffering brought on the hundreds of Catholic families, including my own, by the recent notification of closings of the Catholic schools, there is something that needs to ...

AARON WEINMANN/THE HOYA Robert Bennett (CAS ’61, LAW ’64), Karen Tumulty, John Carr, Dawn Eden Goldstein and Kevin Byrnes react to sexual abuse in the church. Catholic clergy cannot be trusted to ...

Pope Francis uses incense to venerate an image of St. Thérèse of Lisieux during a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 1, 2019. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME – Pope ...

The Catholic Diocese of Knoxville has undergone an uncertain experience since the resignation of Bishop Richard Stika in June 2023. Stika left under a cloud of mismanagement accusations, two explosive ...

BOSTON -- The clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church has sparked an examination of the hierarchy's power, the role of the laity and the church's teachings on sexuality by theologians ...