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 ...
The recent report that a priest in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, refused holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden brought to center stage, once again, the question of how the Church should ...
FLORENCE, S.C. (CNS) — 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. “Sadly, ...
Holding hands during the Our Father seems to have emerged from AA meetings, where it remains a common practice today writes Msgr. Charles Pope in this week’s Pastoral Answers. That’s why it was associated with ...
In this week's column, Monsignor Pope answers the question, Are Catholics required to believe in global warming?
As the host contains the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ, it alone is sufficient at Communion
Springfield Bishop Thomas J. 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.
During his visit on Sunday to the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents and grandparents remember ...
Question: In a pregnancy, we should acknowledge that there is the beginning of life. Is there more than one Scripture passage where God mentions that he knew that person while in the womb? — Armel ...
Question: When Holy Communion is distributed why is “The Body of Christ” said? Why not say, “The Body and Blood of Christ”? Or better yet, “This is Jesus”? — Name withheld, Alabama Answer: We use ...
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