Conversations: Episcopalian priest Rev Erin Jean Warde on ‘Sober Spirituality’
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks to Rev Erin Jean Warde about why she’s inviting readers to consider a mindful relationship with alcohol…
Cardinal leading Catholics’ churchwide consultation wrestles with tradition and change
Vatican City RNS Every summit of bishops called by Pope Francis has been ripe with expectations about the possible reforms – and novelties – that it might introduce in the over 2,000-year-old institution. The Pope’s latest effort, the Synod on Synodality, now underway and continuing through the end of 2024, has already fomented ardent debate […]
Table Talk: Bread and the Bible
EMMA WATSON looks at the role bread plays in both the Old and New Testaments – and provides her own simple recipe…
In defiance of US bishops, Nancy Pelosi receives Communion at the Vatican
Vatican CityRNS In defiance of some US bishops, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reportedly received Communion during a Mass presided over by Pope Francis on Wednesday for the celebration of the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced in May that the Catholic congresswoman is banned from receiving Communion in her home […]
After abortion vote, Catholic bishops in US state of Colorado ask lawmakers to refrain from Communion
United StatesRNS Catholic bishops from the US state of Colorado asked Catholic lawmakers who voted in favour of abortion rights legislation earlier this year to “voluntarily refrain from Holy Communion”, according to an open letter signed on Monday and provided to Religion News Service. “Voting for RHEA was participating in a gravely sinful action because […]
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses
Washington DC, USRNS Since San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone barred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving the Eucharist in his jurisdiction last Friday, three other bishops from the conservative wing of the US Catholic Church have followed, citing her support for abortion rights as cause to invalidate her right to the sacrament. The same day […]
Essay: If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, says that moves to punish one and celebrate the other reveals how some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans…
Banned from Communion in San Francisco, Pelosi receives Eucharist in Washington
Washington DC, USRNS Two days after Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco announced he would bar her from receiving the Eucharist in her home city due to her stance on abortion rights, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly received the sacrament at a Catholic church in the nation’s capital. According to Politico’s Playbook, Pelosi received Communion […]
US Archbishop: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be denied communion over abortion
San Francisco, USRNS Archbishop Salvatore J Cordileone, who oversees the Archdiocese of San Francisco, announced on Friday that he is barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from taking Communion in churches he oversees, citing her support for abortion rights. “After numerous attempts to speak with her to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, […]
US Catholic bishops OK Communion document, avoid direct rebuff to Biden
Baltimore, USAP US Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved a long-anticipated document on Communion on Wednesday that stops short of calling for withholding the sacrament from politicians such as President Joe Biden who support abortion rights but offers plenty of tacit justification for individual bishops to do so. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ first major statement […]