the holy orders and structural hierarchy of the Catholic Church, and the way the Virgin Mary and the venerated saints are respected in the Roman Catholic doctrine. Roman Catholic teachings diverge ...

"Within the Catholic Church ... Canonical rites, which are of equal dignity, enjoy the same rights, and are under the same obligations. Although the particular churches possess their own hierarchy ...

Meanwhile, Pope Francis is the 266th pope to serve the Roman Catholic Church, and he assumed the papacy in 2013. He followed Pope Benedict XVI, who spearheaded the church from 2005 until he ...

The reaction invariably included some degree of shock that a country about 85 percent Roman ... between the Catholic faithful and the Catholic hierarchy poses a big challenge for church leaders.

Within the hierarchy of the Church ... insisted that the Pill should be acceptable to the Roman Catholic Church as a variant of the rhythm method. He was confident that the Vatican would ...

The Catholic Church has opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter without the participation of Pope Francis, who was ...

Pope Leo XIII was the oldest pope to serve the Catholic church. He served until his death in 1903 at the age of 93. Pope Francis became the pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13 ...