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The U.S. bishops are examining reception of the Body and Blood of Christ by those who oppose Church teaching, and the CDF has weighed in.

Cardinal Ladaria’s Letter on Reception of Communion: An Explainer

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prefect’s May 7 letter offers guidance for the discussion the U.S. bishops intend to have on the issue in June and counsels caution on several grounds.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Commentaries

(L-R) Clinton Foundation Chair Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the Biden administration and anthropologist Jane Goodall all took part in the Vatican's Health Conference May 6-8, 2021.

Catholic Perspectives in Short Supply at Vatican Health Conference

Edward Pentin Vatican

Blessing Same-Sex Couples a Diabolical and Sacrilegious Act, Priest Affirms

Walter Sanchez Silva World

Biden Will Not Address Notre Dame Commencement, Was Invited by the University

Christine Rousselle Nation

Becerra, a Catholic, added that he was not primarily questioning the use of the term “partial-birth abortion,” but was rather emphasizing “what the rights are to the woman under our statutes and under our precedents to provide her with reproductive care that she is entitled to.”

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: ‘There is No Law’ Against ‘Partial-Birth Abortion

Matt Hadro Nation

Pope John Paul II prays in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fatima on May 13, 1982. The Pope visited the shrine to give thanks for surviving the 1981 assassination attempt, when he was shot in St. Peter’s Square.

‘Mary’s Maternal Love’: St. John Paul II and Fatima

Joseph Pronechen Features

(L-R) Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, N.J., Cardinal Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the CDF, and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, Ill.

Cardinals Cupich and Tobin Met With CDF Prefect in Late April

Edward Pentin Vatican

The streets of London with Big Ben in the background.

Gianluigi Torzi, Italian Broker for Vatican’s London Property, Arrested in UK

Hannah Brockhaus Vatican

President Joe Biden speaks on the American Jobs Plan, following a tour of Tidewater Community College in Norfolk, Virginia on May 3, 2021.

Biden Promotes $1.8-Trillion Plan for Child Care and Education

Nicholas Wolfram Smith Nation

Pope Francis gave his Sunday Regina Caeli address and blessing from the window of the Vatican’s apostolic palace to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on May 2nd, 2021.

Pope Francis Institutes Lay Ministry of Catechist in New Motu Proprio

Edward Pentin News

On May 13, 1917, the three “little shepherds” received a powerful revelation from Our Lady of Fatima. Here are 9 things to know and share with friends...

9 Things to Know and Share About Fatima

Pope Francis holds his weekly General Audience in the Library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on May 5th, 2021.

Pope Francis Turbocharges Financial Reform

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone distributes Communion to the faithful at an outdoor Mass Aug. 22, 2020.

Archbishop Cordileone Explains His Stance Toward Abortion-Supporting Politicians: ‘I’m Trying to Save Souls’

As Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity, India Church Head Calls Dire COVID Situation ‘Alarming’

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Bishop Donald Hying is the shepherd of Madison, Wisconsin.

Madison Bishop Prays for Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians

Bishop Donald Hying recommended the May 1 pastoral letter of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco.

Nation May 12, 2021

Blessed Carlo Acutis developed an exhibit highlighting Eucharistic miracles, including those at Santa María parish.

Argentine Parish Where Eucharistic Miracles Occurred Receives Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis

The relic was received at a May 8 Mass.

Giselle Vargas/CNA World May 12, 2021

Bishop Frank Caggiano is the shepherd of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Sunday Mass Obligation to Resume in Connecticut's Dioceses

The general obligation for Mass on Sundays and holy days will resume Pentecost weekend.

Catholic News Agency Nation May 12, 2021

Pope Francis receives German foreign minister Heiko Mass in a private audience at the Vatican, May 12, 2021.

German Foreign Minister Welcomes Day of Same-Sex Blessings Ahead of Papal Audience

Talking to reporters after his private audience with the pope, Maas said that he and Pope Francis discussed the coronavirus pandemic, the future of Europe, violence in Jerusalem, Latin America, and the clerical abuse crisis.

Catholic News Agency World May 12, 2021