“Father Rodriguez gave the woman a blessing and advised her to receive the Sacrament of Penance (Confession) before coming back to receive Holy Communion (Eucharist).” The same woman is said ...

All the sacrament requires of us as penitents is ... The second requirement for receiving Holy Communion is to observe the Eucharistic fast. Canon law states, “One who is to receive the most ...

All the sacrament requires of us as penitents is ... The second requirement for receiving Holy Communion is to observe the Eucharistic fast. Canon law states, “One who is to receive the most ...

will be denied the sacrament of Holy Communion because of her vocal support for abortion rights. The edict from Cordileone, one of the country’s most conservative Catholic leaders, represents an ...

The Eucharist, also known as holy communion, is part of the Catholic Mass. It is a sacrament, a ritual the church believes channels divine grace, that takes inspiration from the Last Supper.

The sacrament of confession must be part of ... be the bishops’ primary aim when teaching about reception of Holy Communion. “The starting point cannot be to shame the weak, but to propose ...

a proposed document on the Sacrament of the Eucharist, a ritual also known as Holy Communion. Because this as yet unwritten document is expected to include guidance on when and whether Holy ...

According to Catholic belief, the wafers are transformed into the body of Jesus Christ through a process called transubstantiation and then distributed in the sacrament of holy communion.Credit ...

"The Sacrament of Holy Communion is central to the life of practicing Catholics, and the weaponization of the Eucharist to Democratic lawmakers for their support of a woman’s safe and legal ...

With these concerns and questions, the gate-keeper priest, who wants to do the right thing by the sacrament, by the church and by the woman herself, would likely move to deny her Holy Communion.

Discussion about the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist often leads to questions about how to receive Holy Communion. When I became a Catholic years ago, I was lost as to why I was told by my ...

The parents of a seven-year-old boy with Down Syndrome are accusing the Catholic Church of “discrimination” for denying their son the sacrament of Holy Communion. The church said that their ...