Priests, prudence, politics: Why Joe Biden was refused Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass Nobody likes to exclude or be told "no." But the Catholic Church needs to be consistent about what Holy ...

Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church for more than 15 centuries. It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual ...

Roman Catholic State lawmaker denied Holy Communion after voting in favor of pro-abortion bill The New Mexico state senator says he didn't vote in favor of a pro-abortion bill to "advocate abortion" ...

Hymns played softly as a steady stream of members of St. Gregory Catholic Church in Phoenix walked slowly through the Gordon Hall to receive Holy Communion on Sunday. The pastor of St. Gregory ...

What this means is that if most bishops in the U.S followed the lead of the Catholic bishop of Springfield, the Catholic Church would ban a third of its members from Holy Communion.

A priest in Florida bit a woman’s hand during a physical altercation while he was administering Communion to the congregants of his church, officials said. The incident between the priest and a ...

Fourteen students received their First Holy Communion at Guardian Angel Church on May 4, guided by Father Joseph Kelly and dedicated teachers, marking a significant milestone in their faith journey.

Beyond the Politics of Communion, a 2,000-Year-Old Holy Mystery For many Catholics, the eucharist is something wholly apart from partisan skirmishes. It is quite literally about God.

The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.

The Church teaches that there are two basic requirements Catholics must meet in order to receive Holy Communion worthily. First, one must be in a state of grace.

A Catholic-themed Twitter-stoked controversy deflated this afternoon with a couple of raging disputes firmly resolved: Toronto is in Canada, not the United States; and, no, Toronto has not ...

Cordileone notified members of the archdiocese in a letter on Friday that Pelosi must publicly repudiate her support for abortion rights in order to take Holy Communion — a ritual meal of bread ...