For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive communion, participants should not ...

Deciding who has the right to receive communion” (Commentary, April 23), by Brian Jordan, a Catholic priest in New York City. The presumption is that the reception of holy Communion is a right ...

Catholics receiving Communion should do so with reverence, Pope Francis said, whether kneeling or standing. His comments, delivered during his weekly audience on March 21, ...

Support to bar House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion is mounting among Roman Catholic U.S. bishops who are condemning her support of abortion as a moral evil. "The church ...

Many commentators have pointed to words written in the early fifth century by St. Cyril of Jerusalem that say when receiving Communion, the faithful should “make your left hand a throne for the ...

The conservative archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may no longer receive the holy sacrament of Communion in the archdiocese, because she supports ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded to Catholic bishops who do not believe she should receive Communion due to her views on abortion by saying that she can use her own judgment on the matter.

"Receiving Communion is not just receiving something. It's making a commitment to be a Christian," Baldovin said. Historically, such measures have been employed even against powerful ancient ...

At the same time, the Church draws on the words of Scripture in setting forth requirements for receiving Holy Communion. As St. Paul tells us, “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the ...

Gathering and receiving communion, however, has been bumpy these last couple years. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 79°F. Tuesday, July 30th 2024 e-Edition. Home Page.

2 Catholic bishops at odds over Biden receiving Communion Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego share Roman ...

ROME – President Joe Biden said Friday that Pope Francis told him during a private meeting at the Vatican that he should continue to receive communion, raising doubts about the future of a ...