There is much talk these days about the concept of the “development of doctrine” in the Church. The topic is a complex one and its various nuances cannot be adequately dealt with in a short essay.
The most intelligible expression of the doctrine of the Church is found in the symbolic words of the Apostles’ Creed, “I believe … in the holy, catholic Church.…” Such expression in the form of a ...
The church has moved to dismiss the case because of the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine—a legal principle rooted in the ...
What are the responsibilities of the Catholic Church when considering the historical realities of settler colonialism in what we now call the Americas? This question lies at the heart of recent ...
A program for a Mass opening the synod process in the Diocese of Camden, N.J., is seen at St. Agnes Church of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Blackwood, N.J., Oct. 17, 2021. (Credit: Dave ...
Father Patrick Flanagan, an association professor of theology at St. John’s University, told CNA the doctrine of papal ...
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The Evangelical Covenant Church became the latest Protestant denomination in the United States to repudiate the doctrine of discovery, the theological justification that allowed the discovery and ...
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church; he will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Attention now turns to what vision the first U.S. pope ...
Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, has filed a revised motion seeking to dismiss an amended class-action lawsuit accusing its former leaders of misappropriating millions of dollars in donations by ...
“The church of the living God, the pillar and ground L of the truth … the household of God … built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone …” ...