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 ...

Reader responses were in support of making a clear distinction between the word "church" and the word "hierarchy." First read the original argument from Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese. The following letters ...

The Vatican recently rejected an attempt by wayward German Catholics to turn the Church’s hierarchical structure into just another democracy. The Archdiocese of Paderborn announced 14 lay Catholics ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. This is not the first time the Catholic Church has been rocked by ...

Hierarchy is vital in business and in any complex endeavor, but also dangerous. The crisis in the Catholic church over sexual abuse by priests, and the coverup by higher officials, highlights the ...

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 ...

In San Diego, attendees prepare for a public gathering about the issue of clergy sexual abuse. (CNS photo/David Maung) The allegations of abusive behavior made against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and ...

Cardinal George Pell, a top adviser to Pope Francis, returned to his native Australia July 10 to face criminal charges related to sexual assault. While the specific allegations and names of the ...

A group of Catholics in southern India has condemned what it called the church hierarchy's "silence" after three priests belonging to an upper-caste group allegedly had a Dalit bishop kidnapped and ...

I am writing in response to “Victims of their own monster; Ballyhooed system for monitoring priests fails” (Commentary, Feb. 16), by Eugene Cullen Kennedy, a former priest and professor emeritus of ...