Among the potential victims of the Catholic clergy abuse crisis is one whose roots date to the early years of Christianity: the Catholic canon law system. Each new revelation that a priest has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thomas Schueller, canon lawyer, takes part in a panel discussion on the topic of "Dealing with sexualized violence in the ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, attends the opening session of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 2, 2024. (CNS ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s been two months since the Buffalo Diocese declared nearly half of its parishes will be closing. However, the group ‘Save our Buffalo Churches’ continues to fight. The group ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Reaction continues to the lawsuit settlement plans announced by the Buffalo Catholic Diocese on Monday. The Diocese will be looking to its parishes to pay more than half of the ...

Bishop Matthieu Rougé of Nanterre told the Register that many of the synod’s recommendations can be accommodated with existing Church structures. Bishop Matthieu Rougé of Nanterre, France, accompanies ...

(RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My response was that we would have to wait six months to a year before we really understand who he is. Four months after his ...

Parents of students at Blessed Sacrament hired a canon lawyer to petition the closure of the school. Parents are seeking transparency and answers to questions raised during a previous meeting with the ...