Catholics and Protestants Share Communion at German Ecumenical Convention
Frankfurt’s Cathedral of St. Bartholomew served as the site where Catholics and Protestants defied Church teaching against shared communion.
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German Catholic Bishops’ Leader: Ecumenical Event ‘Not About Intercommunion’
Bishop Bätzing, the bishop of Limburg, noted that he would celebrate Mass in Frankfurt Cathedral on Saturday, the day on which German Catholics and Protestants are invited to attend services in one another’s churches.
Pelosi Says She’s ‘Pleased’ with Vatican Letter to U.S. Bishops on Communion
The Vatican’s statement, from Cardinal Luis Ladaria, exhorted the bishops to “serene” dialogue among themselves, to ensure that they “agree as a Conference that support of pro-choice legislation is not compatible with Catholic teaching.”
A Response to Bishop McElroy on Reception of Communion
COMMENTARY: While there is some room for interpretation, it is important that the actual teaching of the Church and the current discipline be accurately laid out.
Cardinals Cupich and Tobin Met With CDF Prefect in Late April
Sources have told the Register that the two cardinals met with Cardinal Luis Ladaria shortly before the CDF sent a letter to the US bishops on pro-abortion politicians receiving the Eucharist.
Mothers, Artificial Intelligence, Politicians and Communion (May 8)
In the U.S., pandemic health and safety restrictions are loosening and we are likely to see on Mothers’ Day 2021 a more intense celebration of mothers than usual. After the challenges of the last year there is renewed appreciation for that special role mothers play. Register contributor Erika Ahern and our Senior Editor Joan Frawley Desmond join in a conversation on how mothers weathered the pandemic. And then, we get an update from the Register’s Alyssa Murphy on the stories you don’t want to miss from NCRegister.com, including a look at artificial intelligence and politicians and Communion.
Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics Supporting Abortion Should Not Present Themselves for Holy Communion
Archbishop Cordileone was careful to emphasize that “abortion is never solely the mother’s act. Others, to a greater or lesser degree, share culpability whenever this evil is perpetrated.”
USCCB Has ‘Nothing in the Works’ on Biden and Communion
Both Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, and Bishop William Malooly of Wilmington have said they would not deny Communion to a politician who consistently works toward permissive abortion laws or policies.
Bishop Olmsted: Catholic Teaching on Communion Applies to Politicians Who Support Abortion Too
Bishop Olmsted published the exhortation April 1, Holy Thursday, which marks the institution of the Eucharist.
Survey: Two-Thirds of Catholics Say Biden Should Be Able to Receive Communion
Canon 915 states that Catholics who are “obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion.”
