Pope Francis preaches about synodality, but canon lawyers are showing us how to make it more than a pious wish.

A number of U.S. Catholicdioceses and their bishops have issued statements disavowing fake Catholic newspapers that have ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ascension Roman Catholic Church in Batavia was originally slated to remain open when the Diocese of Buffalo announced church closings earlier this year. But diocesan leaders changed ...

There is no going back!” That is the message I am hearing from many delegates during the final week of the Synod on ...

It is certainly not the current practice of the Roman Catholic Church, although the rule in ... one of Ireland's leading experts in canon law, who explained to Irish radio last week why priests ...

after he was found guilty under canon law of sexually assaulting two minors. Martin M. Boylan’s dismissal is “the most severe ...

Donata Horak, an Italian canonist, made her proposal at a synod-sponsored theological forum held at the Jesuits’ world ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The announcement that many local Catholics had anticipated for months was made on Tuesday. The Buffalo ...

Trustee removals are among a host of recent developments as the diocese moves forward with plans announced in September to ...

The Sun has independently confirmed six Baltimore area parishes whose members filed appeals challenging pending closures set ...

The U.S. delegates at the Synod of Bishops on synodality are contributing to discussions on the future of the Catholic Church ...

The Diocese of Scranton defrocked a priest found guilty under church law of sexually abusing ... state after he was found guilty under canon law for the sexual assault of two minors, according ...