A: It is true that a devout reception of holy Communion can forgive venial (less serious) sins. Like the Catechism of the ...

There is no debate on what Holy Communion is. The Catechism, the authoritative summary of the Catholic faith, is clear on this. So are the bishops throughout the world, and as far back as St. Paul ...

At Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis said our participation in the Holy Eucharist at Mass is not a merely spiritual communion, but a sacramental one, uniting us to Christ and his Church.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is barred from receiving Holy Communion due to her pro-abortion stance -- marking an escalation in a ...

It changes you. You’ll always be nicer because Jesus is in you,” said Father Greg Ames of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 915 12th St., as he talked to the 50 children awaiting their First Holy Communion ...

The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

Q: I used to volunteer to bring Holy Communion to the sick in nursing homes and hospice, and I always wondered: Why can't we ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday responded after San Francisco’s Catholic archbishop decided to deny her Communion over her support for abortion access in the United States ...

Priests, prudence, politics: Why Joe Biden was refused Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass Nobody likes to exclude or be told "no." But the Catholic Church needs to be consistent about what Holy ...

Kampala, Uganda, Feb 3, 2020 / 12:01 pm The Archbishop of Kampala issued a decree Saturday on the proper celebration of the Eucharist, which forbade the reception of Holy Communion in the hand and ...