“Ecclesiology” is that sub-field of theology that studies the Church. November — starting with its first two days — is a lesson in ecclesiology. I say that because Nov. 1 (All Saints Day) and Nov. 2 ...

The feud, if it might be called that, between the Catholic Health Association (CHA) and the U.S. Catholic bishops over the health-care reform legislation that has already been passed by both houses of ...

Massimo Faggioli is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. He is the author of Pope Francis: Tradition in Transition and Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning. The apostolic ...

Francis quotes his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, 17 times. He cites the Second Vatican Council's constitution on the church in the modern world, Gaudium et Spes, another 19 times.

We are now more than halfway through the National Eucharistic Revival called for by the U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference. As the Year of Diocesan Revival gave way to the Year of Pastoral Revival, it ...

Boston College strongly encourages conference participants to receive the COVID-19 vaccination before attending events on campus. Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Dr. Richard R.

Elyse Raby is a Catholic systematic theologian. Her research focuses on the intersections of ecclesiology (the study of the church), embodiment, and gender. Long educated in the Jesuit tradition, Dr.

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality pose for a photo after the synod's final working session on Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS ...

Catholic theologians working in the field of ecclesiology gathered Sept. 5-7 in Dover, Mass., to honor one of their own and discuss the future of Catholic ecclesiology. Over 40 theologians and ...

What do the following have in common? (And the answer, "They are all frequently seen in the American church" does not count.) A. A new church is launching in town, and they mail oversized postcards ...