The “ever-more-complex situation of families in France” had made compiling Catholic documents “sometimes difficult,” especially with baptisms.
Sacraments
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Debates about the seal of confession intensify as Australian mandatory reporting laws move closer to reality
“The Catholic Church does not view the sacramental seal as incompatible with maintaining child safety. The Church wants measures that will genuinely make environments safer for children. There has been no compelling evidence to suggest that legal abolition of the seal of confession will help in that regard.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I tried to teach kids about Thanksgiving and the Eucharist—and got a lesson on the Holy Spirit instead
Every meal, every day can be an image of the Eucharist. Although we are required to work hard and do our best, it is not about us or our efforts.
Posted inFaith, News
Comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan sees urgent need to help Catholic teens
The mother of five and wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan said she has a charism and a vocation to work with post-confirmation teens
Posted inFaith, News
Decline in baptisms leads Quebec church to rethink children’s spirituality
Baptisms in Quebec have significantly declined in since 2012 and there’s no indication the trend will reverse.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Two new books on salvation ask the ultimate question: Are you saved?
Two new books show that Christian approaches to salvation are not as monolithic as one might think.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Dolan: I would not have denied Joe Biden Communion
While saying the priest who denied Joseph R. Biden communion “had a good point,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he would not have done so himself.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: When can someone be denied the Eucharist?
When is it permissible, acceptable or prudent to deny the Eucharist to someone?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Joe Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina
“Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden,” Father Robert Morey wrote in a statement responding to queries from the Florence Morning News.
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Is there a shortage of sacramental care for the elderly in the U.S.?
“Up until the last five or 10 years, Mass was offered every day. Then it was hard to get priests [every day]; then it was hard to get priests on the weekend. There were [fewer priests] in the parishes and they were being stretched thin.”