At the top of the Catholic Church's hierarchy is the pope. He is said to be the successor of the Apostle Peter, about whom Christ said, "You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church." ...

Karen Brynildsen offers a pithy bit of advice that makes everyone in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church meeting room smile knowingly: “Sing the whole hymn!” That’s how Episcopalians… ...

c. 2004 Religion News Service (Eugene Cullen Kennedy, a longtime observer of the Roman Catholic Church, is professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola ...

The Catholic Church is not simply the Catholic hierarchy — those with titles of bishop, or cardinal or pope. These individuals do control the levers of power and authority in the church, but the ...

An official jurisdiction for members of the Church of England opting for full communion with the Catholic Church was established just in time to receive its first three priests on Saturday.

The Catholic Church needs to restore a synodal structure of governance and end its current form of highly centralized Vatican rule, said Fr. Helmut Schuller, leader of a group of Austrian priests ...

Criticizing the Catholic Church is not easy for a politician. ... Appreciation for those who stood up to Catholic Church hierarchy: Editorial. Published: May. 11, 2013, 6:19 p.m.

Commentary: Even if all U.S. bishops were to resign and be replaced with more clerics, little would improve. The structure, not just individuals who err, is the problem and structures can be changed.

London, January 14 (ENInews)--Three former Anglican bishops are to be ordained as Roman Catholic priests on Saturday, 15 January at Westminster Cathedral – the first bishops to join Rome under a new ...

Like Ruiz, she has previously cited making Church structures more participatory as a necessary step before Catholic doctrine and practice, including those related to questions about the priesthood ...