My dad was a theologian so I learned the word “heretic” very quickly. I remember spouting off the definition to a family friend when I was around 6 years old. The friend was very impressed. “The apple ...

If you are going to charge anybody (especially the pope) with heresy, you need to prove your case, and this letter doesn’t. Pope Francis preaches at his cathedra in the Basilica of St. John Lateran on ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Six Roman Catholic nuns have been excommunicated for heresy after refusing to give up membership in a Canadian sect whose founder claims to be possessed by the Virgin Mary, the ...

Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis reaffirmed the 'primacy' of using one's conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments ...

The topic of Ross Douthat’s Erasmus Lecture for First Things magazine this week was “The Crisis of Conservative Catholicism,” a timely one given the recent public tussles over the Synod of the Family ...

LifeSiteNews published an open letter to the bishops of the world, accusing Pope Francis of several counts of heresy, and urging the bishops to take action against him. This is a self-described ...

In an essay published Feb. 28, Bishop Thomas Paprocki appears to accuse Cardinal Robert McElroy of heresy, citing the cardinal's views on ministering to LGBTQ people and Catholics who have been ...

Well, this is shocking, but not surprising, if you follow me. Father Jerry Pokorsky writes: An astonishing news item in the Wall Street Journal reports: “At a meeting in Frankfurt, German [Catholic] ...

In the early 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church had its own secret police. A zealous Vatican functionary, Monsignor Umberto Benigni, set up a group of trusted clerical informers, called the ...

It’s not exactly an inquisition but 159 members of the Ateneo de Manila University faculty may face investigation for heresy, and sacked—not excommunicated—if found guilty. Bishop Leandro Medroso, in ...

Vatican City • Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the “primacy” of using one’s conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments since he was publicly accused of spreading heresy by ...