Tag: Communion
Michigan priest asks judge in same-sex marriage not to receive Communion
The Diocese of Grand Rapids said it supports the decision by one of its pastors to request a Michigan judge not to present herself for Communion at Mass because she is in same-sex marriage.
Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina
Former Vice President Joe Biden attended the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Anthony Church Oct. 27 and when he presented himself to receive the Eucharist was refused by the pastor.
Pew survey shows majority of Catholics don’t believe in ‘Real Presence’
A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist showed that a majority of Catholics do not believe that the bread and wine used at Mass become the body and blood of Christ.
Holy Spirit conducts symphony of communion, pope says at audience
Like an orchestra conductor leading a symphony of different sounds and harmonies, the Holy Spirit creates a masterpiece of unity and communion that extols God’s love, Pope Francis said.
Bishop bars Illinois Catholic lawmakers who back abortion from Communion
Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki issued a decree June 6 stating that Catholic lawmakers in the Illinois Legislature “who promoted or voted for extreme abortion legislation” cannot receive Communion in churches in his diocese.
Bread for the journey
Eucharist as viaticum is holy Communion given to a person when death is imminent.
Vatican signs provisional agreement with China on naming bishops
For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the pope, the Vatican announced.
German bishops ignore pope’s request, resume Communion debate
Pope Francis clarified his position on the matter during a flight from Geneva to Rome June 21. He said the problem was not the subject matter of the debate, but rather the bishops’ approach to create new norms for the German Catholic Church at a national level.
Pope: Individual bishops must decide about Communion in mixed-faith marriages
The question of allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass in special cases has to be decided by each individual bishop and cannot be decided by a bishops’ conference, Pope Francis told reporters after a one-day ecumenical journey to Geneva.
Vatican asks German bishops to set aside plans for eucharistic sharing
Pope Francis has asked the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not to publish nationwide guidelines for allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass, but to continue having diocesan bishops judge specific situations.
German bishops, Vatican officials to meet May 3 to discuss Communion
Six German bishops will meet with officials from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts to discuss German plans to allow greater access to the Eucharist for Protestants married to Catholics.
Pope calls German cardinal to Rome to discuss eucharistic sharing
Pope Francis has asked the president of the German bishops’ conference to come to Rome to discuss pastoral guidelines for possibly allowing some non-Catholics married to Catholics to receive the Eucharist, the conference spokesman said.
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