Baltimore is not the first Catholic diocese in the United States to allow weddings outside of churches, but it is still very rare.
Sacraments
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Catholic Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has led Roman Catholics to stop administering several sacraments temporarily in an attempt to keep the deadly disease from spreading.
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Pope Francis asks German bishops to set aside plan on Communion for non-Catholic spouses
“The Holy Father has reached the conclusion that the document has not matured enough to be published.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What it’s like celebrating Easter behind bars
On the day after Easter, five incarcerated women were initiated into the Catholic Church.
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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.