Holy Communion debate
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Archbishop Naumann says he is 'sad' over Pope’s handling of Biden, Pelosi on abortion
The archbishop's comments appeared in a German newspaper, Die Tagespost. 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
Catholic lawmakers who backed Colorado's abortion law should refrain from Communion, state's bishops say
Voting to allow abortion for any reason up until birth was a "gravely sinful action," the bishops said in a... 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
Archbishop Cordileone responds to criticism that he's 'politicizing the Eucharist'
Cordileone was interviewed May 23 by EWTN News' Erik Rosales. 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
President Joe Biden receives Communion at Mass in Rome
President Joe Biden reportedly received the Eucharist during a vigil Mass Oct. 30 in Rome, a day after saying that... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: Look deeper to see the 'spiritual reality' of the Eucharist, the unborn, and unhoused
As political issues, homelessness and abortion are treated as separate things. But with the Catholic sacramental sense we can see... Read more
Vatican declines to comment on whether pope told Biden to keep receiving Communion in ‘private conversation’
Biden told reporters that he and the pope did not discuss abortion. Read more
Cardinal Burke: Bishops have ‘sacred duty’ to apply canon law to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
His intervention came on the eve of U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis. Read more
On papal flight, Pope Francis tackles debate over Communion for politicians who support abortion
The pope addressed the controversy during an in-flight press conference. 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
