The Validity of the Eucharist and Mortal Sin
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: A question on celebrants and recipients of Holy Communion while in a state of grave sin.
Results from Tag: 'Eucharistic coherence'
US Bishops Overwhelmingly Endorse Eucharistic Statement and Revival Campaign
In addition to approving the document, titled “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church,” the bishops approved a strategic plan for a three-year eucharist revival campaign.
Bishops Vote to Accept Eucharistic Coherence Statement ‘The Mystery of the Eucharist’
The vote, which is held in a secret electronic ballot, was 222 in favor to eight against, with three abstentions.
US Bishops’ Fall Assembly Kicks Off With a Call for Listening and Evangelization
The gathering opened with speeches by papal nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre and USCCB president Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, as well as the election of several conference committee chairmen.
‘Not a Happy Experience’: Pro-Abortion Sen. Dick Durbin on His 17-Year Communion Ban
Sen. Durbin complains that his pro-abortion voting record has kept him from receiving Communion in his home diocese, and a Catholic priest and journalist offers a sympathetic ear.
The US Bishops and the Communion Controversy: Blame Biden, Pelosi and the Media
EDITORIAL: The fault lies with the news media that continually misrepresent the matter — and, even more, with Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and the other prominent Catholic politicians who continue to scandalize the faithful by their Eucharistically incoherent support for legal abortion.
US Bishops’ Fall Meeting Preview: Document on Eucharistic Coherence Unlikely to Call Out Specific Politicians
The Nov. 15-17 gathering in Baltimore will bring the bishops together for the first time since 2019.
Vatican Declines to Comment on Whether Pope Francis Told Biden to Keep Receiving Communion in ‘Private Conversation’
Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See press office, told reporters: “I would consider it a private conversation, and it is limited to what was said in the public statement.”
Archbishop Aquila: Christ’s Challenging Truthfulness Needed Regarding Reception of Communion
The statement would explain Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist, the importance of Sunday as a holy day, and the need for Catholics to live out the Church’s teaching in their lives after receiving Communion.
Nuncio: Confession Must be Part of Talks on Worthiness to Receive Communion
Archbishop Pierre addressed a July 28 online panel discussion of “Communion, Catholics, and Public Life,” which focused largely on a draft Eucharistic document of the U.S. bishops’ conference.
