National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis reorganizes Vatican's doctrinal office, creating department to handle abuse cases

ROME — Pope Francis on Feb. 14 overhauled the current structure of the Vatican's doctrinal office, creating an independent section to handle disciplinary matters related to the sexual abuse of minors.
National Catholic Register

Synod Proposal to ‘Decentralize’ Doctrinal Authority Met With Major Pushback

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 ...
America Magazine

Synod discusses what giving ‘genuine doctrinal authority’ to bishops’ conferences would mean

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing the doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences does not mean allowing them to reject the teaching authority of the pope, but rather to apply church teaching to their ...
Crux

Synod participants debate level of bishops’ ‘doctrinal competence’

Participants in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality engage in discussion at the Vatican on Oct. 16, 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – As the pope’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality breaches ...
National Catholic Reporter

Doctrinal congregation must work collegially, Pope Francis says

Diversity in the Catholic Church springs from its reality as a communion of different people with different gifts, and a collegial approach to facing challenges ensures that those differences ...