Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.

The Roman Catholic hierarchy has generally been viewed as a unified bloc in opposition to gay rights, ... Catholic bishops differ sharply on anti-gay laws. February 13, 2014.

What has happened within the Roman Catholic Church is much more profound than being "the mess we are in today" as the author glibly states the case. Language, words do matter.

NCR Connections: Vulnerability, properly understood, is precisely what members of the Roman Catholic hierarchy need to embrace as a strength, argues Fr. James Keenan.

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MEXICO CITY — The Roman Catholic hierarchy in this fervidly Catholic country prefers silent ways of confronting scandal. Last month, after learning about “The Crime of Father Amaro,” several ...

john lancaster spalding admitted to the roman catholic hierarchy impressive services in st.patrick's cathedral the romanritual used for the first-time in america. Share full article May 2, 1877 ...

For the first time since the end of the Civil War in 1939, Spain's Roman Catholic hierarchy has issued a joint pastoral letter to the faithful. The 38-page letter, redefining the relations ...

The death of Sister Sheila Walsh, believed to have been the first Roman Catholic nun in the nation to be a full-time registered lobbyist, reminded me of how many other activist nuns have ...

LOS ANGELES – Retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony defended his tattered legacy Friday in a sharply worded letter to his successor, one day after Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped him of ...

During a major summit of the Roman Catholic hierarchy that will end this weekend, a senior conservative bishop took the floor inside the Vatican’s assembly hall and promptly charged his liberal ...

As its price for supporting federal aid to education, the U.S. Roman Catholic hierarchy demands low-cost loans to parochial schools. The nation's first Catholic President refuses, and thus far ...