Question: A reader asks: “I have been in many Catholic churches around the world, and the statue of Mary was always on the left side of the altar, as you face it. But at my ...
A reader writes: “My divorced daughter lives with another divorced man part time, and thinks nothing of going to Communion. I am happy that she goes to Mass every Sunday and does daily prayers. A ...
At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion. The ...
Writer David Mills addresses the recent meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden: “Many, many American Catholics got very upset with Pope Francis for not publicly criticizing President Joe Biden when they met at ...
Pope Francis "is a man who has a great empathy. He's a man who understands that part of his Christianity is to reach out and forgive," U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters in Rome Oct. ...
Holy Communion -- so sacred and central to the Catholic faith -- has simple beginnings with the religious sisters around the country who make these altar breads both as a ministry and a means to ...
Pope Francis is making headlines again for remarks he made during his press conference on his return flight from Slovakia. Most of the chatter stems from the comments he made when asked whether or not ...
The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to "excommunicate" Catholics who are not in line with church teaching, Pope ...
A reader asks: “Do Pope Francis or our bishops actually have authority to restrict the Latin Mass?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains, “Arguably, the older form of the Mass in use before ...
A page on the website of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops answers a series of questions regarding the bishops' vote to approve drafting a document on the Eucharist during their spring general assembly June ...
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