Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

The Church, he said, in seeking to renew herself in the Council, needed to deal with this issue. As Cardinal Bea’s speech forcefully indicated, the Catholic Church’s desire for a warmer ...

A Labor candidate running in the federal election repeatedly attacked the late Pope Francis and the Catholic Church for “ongoing support for pedos” in a series of deleted social media posts.

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The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Provisions regarding their selection, rank, roles, and prerogatives are detailed in Canons 349 to 359 of the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church. Following that of the Pope, the title of ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion ... He made of me sharp-edged sword and concealed me in the shadow of His arms. He made me a polished arrow; in His quiver He ...

Di Sheehan was a young, unwed mother in the 1970s, and was told her baby died at birth. She signed discharge papers when she ...

As a low-church Baptist, I have limited knowledge about the use and symbolism of Catholic, Anglican ... the muddied perspectives of dress codes in Evangelical churches. How a pastor dresses ...

The Catholic Church leaders in the two neighboring countries that were ... to honor their sacred obligation to the people of South Sudan and resist any temptation to revert to arms.” In their ...

When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police ...