Holy Communion

Bishop Davies said that mortal sin, or ‘a lifestyle in contradiction with our Christian calling’, must be confessed and repented before receiving the Eucharist

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The cardinal believes reception of Communion depends on ‘conscience’. Does his reasoning add up?

It makes no sense for non-Catholics to receive Communion. Here’s why

He was attending a funeral at a church in north London

A friend convinced me to visit Boston’s ordinariate community. What followed was a revelation

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Bishop Marcus Stock said he was concerned about the number of baptised Catholics who were not confirmed

The Pontiff has chosen to promote debate and diversity, rather than build unity around clearly expressed doctrine. The consequences will be enormous

Could the Kasper proposal, decisively rejected by the synod fathers, really be in the papal text?