(Eugene Cullen Kennedy, a longtime observer of the Roman Catholic Church, is professor emeritus ... sex abuse claims is a melancholy tale of hierarchy falling on its own sword after trying for ...

To the Editor: As a lifelong Roman Catholic, I look with continued ... the "over the top" reaction of the church hierarchy to the contraception/health insurance coverage issue is yet another ...

Rather than reflexively corralling the cardinals into a Conclave to elect his successor, I propose a wholesale institutional reset to maximize the Roman Catholic Church’s usefulness ... Nor do I ...

After decades of broken promises to clean up the Roman Catholic Church ... True reform within the Catholic Church will not happen until the hierarchy is held accountable for their misdeeds ...

The vote on the healthcare law showed a new gender gap, not between Demo­crats and Republicans but within the Roman Catholic Church ... such a split with the church hierarchy over politics.

The Catholic Church suffers ... Its organizational structure is based on the “hierarchical model. It even goes so far as to call its management — the “hierarchy.” Up until the second ...

The Roman Catholic Church is rooted in tradition and hierarchy. Jerry Harp, chair of St. Francis’ pastoral council, is struggling to understand how he relates to this structure of authority.

The Second Vatican Council unleashed a passion for change in the Roman Catholic Church ... the Dutch church depends strongly on the diplomatic skill of its hierarchy, headed by Bernard Jan ...

BOSTON (AP) — Parishioners who have maintained a constant vigil inside a Roman Catholic church for nearly ... HOW DOES THE CHURCH HIERARCHY FEEL ABOUT THESE INDEPENDENT CHURCHES?

By Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo Even for a Roman Catholic ... hierarchy and forces bishops to listen to and work with their flock to better respond to their global church’s modern ...