Events that occurred this week in Christian history include John Wesley surviving a fire, the ordination of the first female ...

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 make good on that vow, writes Rich Barlow, he should reconsider Catholicism’s ...

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

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 ...

Cardinal Sako recalled that both Churches share the Creed of faith established by the Councils of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381), the apostolic succession and celebrate the seven Sacraments.

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 ...

This belief in apostolic succession means, the Pope has been given supreme power in his interpretation of scripture. Thus, the Word of God has been reduced to an authority alongside the Pope, rather ...

Critics have called the move as unconstitutional, with the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) adding their ...