Decisions about administering the Eucharist rest solely on the bishop giving the sacrament, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
Claire Giangravé - Religion News Service
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Italian bishop-elect shot in his home in South Sudan
Some have suggested that the attack may have been a warning for the Catholic Church to keep out of the political disputes in South Sudan.
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Pope Francis’ wardrobe vs. the wind: Is it time to consider Velcro?
For decades, popes have suffered embarrassment and even frustration when their light, shoulder-length mantle, inspired by a sudden gust of wind, smacked them right in the face as they greeted world leaders or waved to crowds while cameras whirred.
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German bishops resume meetings to discuss women in the church, LGBT issues and the sexual abuse crisis
Germany’s Catholic bishops will resume discussions this week to plan the Synodal Path, a set of conferences slated to address controversial questions such as women’s roles and LGBT acceptance, even as the country faces yet another scandal of sexual abuse by clergy.
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With pews emptied by Covid-19, a Catholic researcher asks, ‘What if they never come back?’
Covid-19 safety measures and social distancing have put further strain on many Catholic churches and parishes that have already seen their flocks dwindling.
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Trial of Catholic lay leader highlights gaps in church’s sex abuse oversight
The sexual abuse trial of Piero Alfio Capuana, the lay leader of the 5,000-member Catholic Culture and Environment Association, began in this small Sicilian city on Tuesday (Sept. 15), three years after the abuse allegedly took place.
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Pope Francis encourages nun helping trans community in Argentina
“My dream was that trans people could have a decent home. Because we don’t give them that opportunity,” said Sister Mónica Astorga Cremona.
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After another priest is killed in El Salvador, local clergy ask ‘who will be next?’
A Catholic priest was found dead in El Salvador on Aug. 7, the most recent in a pattern of Salvadoran clergy killings over the past half century.
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At Castel Gandolfo, the pope’s summer house, locals move on without Francis
Seven years ago, Pope Francis announced that, unlike his immediate predecessors, he would not spend the summer at the papal estate at Castel Gandolfo.
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The Vatican and China may renew their secret deal soon. Here’s where their relationship stands.
The deal may protect Chinese Catholics—but it also might muffle Pope Francis’ voice on human rights.