Washington’s archbishop, who will be made a cardinal this weekend, told a journalist Tuesday that in his diocese, he will... Read more
Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing... Read more
Cardinal Raymond Burke, a canon lawyer and formerly the prefect of the Church’s highest court, has said that Catholic politicians... Read more
Father Matthew Hood of the Archdiocese of Detroit thought he became a priest in 2017. He hadn't even been baptized. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption around the world. To politics, economics, and to the life of the Church: most... Read more
The International Theological Commission this week published a study into the question of whether two “baptized non-believers” can contract sacramental... Read more
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been charged with the murder of his estranged former wife. The trial could also have an canonical... Read more
Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church.... Read more
In an audience Thursday with members of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Pope Francis said that “canon... Read more
The recent baptism of a child raised by a same-sex couple has caused a controversy in Colombia, after a parish... Read more
The Vatican announced Friday that a former Curial official accused of sexual solicitation in the confessional was found not guilty... Read more
Pope Francis’ recently promulgated policy on sexual abuse allegations made against bishops, Vos estis lux mundi, offers a new and... Read more
New Vatican norms for the Church’s handling of sex abuse, issued Thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity... Read more
As bishops address the clerical sexual abuse crisis, will they ensure the canonical rights of priests? Read more
How “vulnerable” adults are defined in law has been hotly contested in recent discussions of scandal and reform in the... Read more
The Vatican has announced that a canonical process against Cardinal George Pell will soon begin in the Congregation for the... Read more
The Bishop of Spokane said Friday that that politicians who publicly support abortion should not receive the Eucharist in his... Read more
What is a ‘parish life coordinator? What does such a lay person do? Read more
Some U.S. bishops have told CNA they now realize that if they want to initiate new reforms, they’ll have to... Read more
Recent changes to canon law have left some bishops attending the 2018 Synod of Bishops uncertain about the meeting’s procedural... Read more