There is much talk these days about the concept of the “development of doctrine” in the Church. The topic is a complex one and its various nuances cannot be adequately dealt with in a short essay.

"It seems to me very unlikely, at least in the near future, that the doctrine of the Church will change its teachings on sexuality and marriage". This is how Pope Leo XIV responds, solicited on the ...

The Evangelical Covenant Church became the latest Protestant denomination in the United States to repudiate the doctrine of discovery, the theological justification that allowed the discovery and ...

Decentralizing doctrinal authority, or deciding certain doctrinal questions at local levels rather than universally, has been seen as a pivotal step for those aiming to make dramatic changes to ...

What are the responsibilities of the Catholic Church when considering the historical realities of settler colonialism in what we now call the Americas? This question lies at the heart of recent ...

As an avid TED Talk fan, I delight in the insights so many of its talks offer. One that stopped me in my tracks was a comment of American mathematician, Cathy O’Neill. She was discussing the ...

New Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, poses for a photo at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s ...

After decades of progressive dissent, the leaders of the Christian Reformed Church in America finally took a firm stand against the sexual revolution. Not only did the 2022 CRC Synod, voting 123-53, ...

During the period that Saint John Paul II was pope from the late 1970s through 2005, he apologized and asked forgiveness for the history of Christian slave-holding and for the injustices inflicted by ...

Most people who think they know what Mormons believe are working from a half-remembered news story, a polygamy plotline in a prestige drama, or a two-minute conversation with a pair of missionaries at ...

Many Latter-day Saints have difficulty voting for Trump because of what church doctrine teaches about the Constitution and guidance on choosing political leaders, said James McConkie III, civil rights ...