On the day after Easter, five incarcerated women were initiated into the Catholic Church.
Sacraments
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Pope Francis asks German bishops to find agreement on Communion for non-Catholic spouses
Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.
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Pope Francis: Standing while receiving Communion can be an act of devotion
“It is clear that what matters to Pope Francis is the transformation of individuals and communities through their attentive and communal participation in the sacramental mysteries.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Infographic: Generation groups and religion
Surveys suggest that younger Americans are turning away from religion, but they may not have been properly introduced to the church in the first place.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The great (and tragic) comedy of going to confession
If you cannot laugh at the ignominy of whispering your wretched little sins through a screen, then when will you laugh?
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What can we learn from the sins of the saints?
Have you heard the saints confess? It fills you with wonder at God’s grace, so clearly at work in their lives, in our world.
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German bishops prepare Communion rules for mixed-denomination marriages
The bishops deem it possible in certain cases to allow the Eucharist to be given to a non-Catholic spouse in a mixed-denomination marriage.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Renewing our understanding of marriage—a sacrament in peril
When is a sacramental marriage truly consummated?
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Pope Francis explains why he celebrated the airborne marriage of two flight attendants
“I judged they were prepared. They knew what they were doing.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why you should care about the gluten-free Communion fight—even if you eat wheat
It is not always as easy spiritually to receive Communion as it is physically.