96 A.D. "When we refer them to that tradition which originates from the Apostles, which is preserved by means of the succession of presbyters in the churches, they object to Tradition, saying that ...

Pope Francis has said he wants to give women greater leadership roles in the Roman Catholic Church. If he really wants to ...

Other traditions accuse the Reformers of ignoring church tradition and frustrating church unity. That gets things backward.

The ordination of Debra Maria Flint, a deacon and Catholic feminist writer serving the English and Scottish border area, will ...

Apostolic succession is the belief that bishops embody apostolic authority through an uninterrupted and unbroken lineage from the original Apostles. Bishops are deemed to retain special authority ...

The primacy of Rome was already recognized by then. Here’s an example of Apostolic succession: Apostle John handed over to Polycarp who taught Irenaeus who went on to become Bishop of Lugdunum ...

Others may recognize his special authority, but deny Apostolic Succession, the passing on of this office by the Church. This challenge for a Catholic Christian should begin with these Gospel ...

In an interview with Sunday Examiner and Kung Kao Po, Cardinal Stephen Chow and Vanessa Cheng, two members of the Synod of ...

apostolic succession (the passing down of divine authority since St. Peter); the number and nature of sacraments; the invocation of saints; and the relationship between faith and good works in ...

As an example of ecumenical cooperation Cardinal Sako cited Syria, where after the fall of Bashar Assad Churches have joined ...

He did not believe in the Apostolic Succession but felt that preachers were directly ordained by the Holy Spirit. Quaker communities grew in Britain and beyond leading to the creation of the Society ...