The sacrament of confession must be part of the U.S. bishops’ discussions on worthiness to receive Communion, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States said on Wednesday. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, ...

COMMENTARY: In an age of cultural confusion and spiritual hunger, the Church’s ancient faith, sacraments and moral clarity ...

"You will know that we are Christians by our love, but you will know that we are Catholics by our fights," writes Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese in a recent column about Pope Francis' June 29 apostolic ...

When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a pro-abortion rights Catholic, received Communion at the Vatican on Wednesday despite her stance, it became national news. In New Mexico, a similar story was ...

American Catholic bishops voted to adopt a document about Holy Communion and who should receive the sacrament, an issue that was in part inspired by President Biden's election. Mr. Biden, a devout ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive home the importance of the Eucharist, Gerald Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec said in a catechesis delivered Tuesday at the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in ...

Update: The bishops voted to approve the document on Communion guidelines. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. At the semi-annual meeting of American Catholic Bishops, Pope Francis' top ...