Communion

sunday school Nov. 21, 2021

Excluding Catholics From Communion Was Once the NormU.S. bishops’ plan to discipline President Biden failed, but for centuries questions of “worthiness” kept laypeople from taking Communion.

By Ed Kilgore

catholicism Nov. 17, 2021

Bishops Cave on Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Politicians Like BidenAfter Pope Francis repeatedly warned conservative bishops against politically weaponizing the sacrament of the Eucharist, they took the hint.

By Ed Kilgore

abortion June 28, 2021

Bishops Try to Backpedal As Backlash to Attack on Biden GrowsAn upcoming statement aimed at denying communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians like the president is getting bad reviews in Rome and America.

By Ed Kilgore

religion June 21, 2021

Catholic Bishops Move Toward Denying Biden CommunionConservative bishops are trying to be more Catholic than the pope on enforcing opposition to abortion. A big fight is brewing.

By Ed Kilgore

religion Apr. 29, 2021

Catholic Bishops Mull Communion Ban for Pro-Choice Politicians Like Joe BidenA formal ban is unlikely, but the conservative effort to nationalize decisions to deny communion on political grounds could have repercussions.

By Ed Kilgore

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

The Coronavirus Is Testing Organized ReligionReligious believers often look to faith communities for safety in times of danger. But what if that poses public heath dangers, too?

By Ed Kilgore

vision 2020 Dec. 24, 2019

Does Joe Biden’s Catholicism Matter?If elected, Biden would become just the second Catholic president. But his faith probably won’t greatly affect the odds he will win.

By Ed Kilgore

vision 2020 Oct. 29, 2019

South Carolina Priest Denies Joe Biden Communion Over Pro-Choice ViewsIt’s an old if sporadic problem for Catholic pro-choice politicians.

By Ed Kilgore

cuomolot Feb. 23, 2011

Church Leader: Andrew Cuomo Is Living in ‘Public Concubinage’Ew.

By Chris Rovzar

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