Now I will be using it as an argument for apostolic succession, too. Here is how it works: the Jerusalem council presents “apostles” and “elders” in conjunction six times: Acts 15:2 . . .

Can apostolic succession be historically proven? Sure. It is precisely a claim to actual history: that can be analyzed and examined via the usual historiographical methods.

The household of God, says Paul, is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Eph. 2:20), and, as E. A. Litton has observed, a foundation does ...

Apostolic Succession & Tradition ... "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, ...

This concept of apostolic succession, with successions of bishop-descendents of founding apostles, bears little basis in the historical reality of how Christianity actually spread, although it was ...

Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominci Gregis ["The Shepherd of the Lord's whole flock'], Pope John Paul II, given February 26, 1996 [outlining and updating procedures to be followed after the death ...

Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

“Apostolic succession” refers to the lineage from the 12 Apostles to the current bishops in the Orthodox and Catholic churches. This lineage is very important in evaluating the validity of ...