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Florida priest charged for biting arm of woman he says was desecrating Eucharist
Father Fidel Rodriguez admitted to police that he bit the woman but said he did so only after she reached... Read more
Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba
“We have been working with the little flour that was left and what was in reserve has already run out,”... Read more
Nancy Pelosi reportedly receives Communion at papal Mass
Pelosi was banned from receiving Holy Communion in her home diocese, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, in May. Read more
Archbishop Cordileone ‘stood up for what’s right’ in actions toward Pelosi, Fresno bishop says
Bishop Joseph V. Brennan expressed his support for Cordileone's Communion ban in a June 6 letter to the diocese. Read more
FULL TEXT: Letter from Colorado bishops to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion law
The bishops of Colorado on Tuesday issued an open letter asking Catholic lawmakers who recently voted for a new abortion... Read more
UPDATE: These Catholic bishops support Nancy Pelosi ban on Holy Communion
So far only a small minority of U.S. bishops have come out publicly in support of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s... Read more
Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban
The House Speaker made her first public comments since being banned from receiving Communion in her home diocese because of... Read more
Full text of Archbishop Cordileone letter to Nancy Pelosi banning her from Communion
Here is the full text of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s notification to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, informing... Read more
Denver archbishop: Cordileone 'made every attempt' to avoid barring Pelosi from Communion
“I support and commend my brother bishop for making this courageous, compassionate, and necessary decision,” Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila said. Read more
Archbishop Cordileone bars Nancy Pelosi from Communion until she ends abortion support
Archbishop Cordileone said that the step was ‘purely pastoral, not political.’ Read more
10 times Nancy Pelosi supported abortion while citing her Catholic faith
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may no longer receive Holy Communion in her home archdiocese of San Francisco after publicly supporting... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone tells priests that Nancy Pelosi Communion denial is ‘pastoral, not political’
In a May 20 letter addressed priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Cordileone explained that his instruction is nothing... Read more
Bishop Paprocki: Regarding Communion debate “There should be no unity with iniquity”
In a statement published on June 23, 2021, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois lambasted recent... Read more
Update: Meeting between Pope Francis and President Biden did not happen
According to Vatican sources June 15, there is no meeting currently scheduled between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden. Read more
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Madison bishop prays for pro-abortion Catholic politicians
A second U.S. bishop last week publicly supported the Archbishop of San Francisco’s challenge to Catholic politicians who are pro-abortion. Read more
CDF highlights its Note on Catholics in politics in letter to US bishops on Eucharistic coherence
The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith wrote Friday to the head of the US Conference... Read more
Some Illinois dioceses permit reception of Communion on tongue
The Bishop of Peoria last week permitted priests in his diocese to distribute Communion on the tongue, as the Archdiocese... Read more
Cardinal Marx reportedly to speak to Pope Francis on intercommunion handout
The German bishops' conference has denied reports that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has rejected its planned... Read more
Vatican reportedly rejects German bishops' proposal for intercommunion of spouses
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly rejected a planned proposal by the German bishops' conference to... Read more
German bishops ask Vatican for clarity on Holy Communion
Seven German bishops have written to the Vatican, asking for clarification on the question of Protestant spouses of Catholics receiving... Read more
