The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed with caution in their discussions about formulating a national policy "to address the situation of Catholics in public office who support legislation allowing abortion, euthanasia or other
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego told a virtual panel Monday that it would be “destructive” for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to move to deny holy Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians such as President Joe Biden. “I do not see
The German Catholic bishops' conference and the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany plan to continue their discussions about shared Communion, reported the German Catholic news agency, KNA.
German Catholic and Protestant theologians and bishops had published an appraisal of the topic
One reader shares the difficulty of understanding a priest with a strong accent. She writes to Monsignor Charles Pope, “Is there some advice you can give as to what I and others should do to help him?” Monsignor Pope explains that the
With the global pandemic practically shutting everything down for months, the sacramental wine and altar bread business has suffered like other businesses in the country, with COVID-19 preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass.
Catholics are for the most part unable to
D.D. Emmons explores the practice of offering Communion under both species. The distribution of Communion must be carefully discerned, reverently conducted, and even the potential for abuse, especially mishandling the Precious Blood, avoided. Further, the faithful should be well informed that Christ
With dioceses around the country reopening or planning to reopen Masses to the public, many bishops have announced restrictions to keep the faithful safe, including limiting the reception of holy Communion to solely in the hand. Father James Goodwin writes that this
Looking for a way to provide both spiritual and physical care on Easter, a group of Italian doctors received their bishop's permission to distribute Communion to those infected by the coronavirus.According to an article published April 15 by Avvenire, the daily newspaper
The flu season is here and dioceses across the country are taking precautions to avoid spreading illness. The steps outlined by at least three dioceses are designed to minimize contact among the faithful in order to reduce the possibility of transmission of
Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden was denied holy Communion by a pastor of a South Carolina church earlier this month, and people can’t stop talking about it. The media, Church leaders, politicians — everyone had an opinion, and not