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RECEIVING COMMUNION ON THE HAND IS PART OF ‘DIABOLICAL ATTACK’ ON THE CHURCH, SAYS SARAH

The Vatican’s most senior liturgical official says the pra- ctise of receiving communion on the hand is part of a “dia- bolical attack” on the Church which diminishes reverence to God. Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, is now calling for Catholics to start receiving  the host kneeling and on the tongue […]

GERMAN BISHOPS DISCUSS INTERCOMMUNION OF LUTHERAN, CATHOLIC SPOUSES

German bishops have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of producing a “guide” for Protes- tant spouses on reception of Holy Communion under certain conditions. At their spring conference in Ingolstadt, the German bishops’ conference agreed that a Pro- testant partner of a Catholic can receive the Eucharist after having made a “serious examination” of conscience with […]

POPE ISSUES DOCUMENT UPDATING RESIGNATION RULES FOR BISHOPS

Updating the norms and regulations govern- ing the resignation of bishops and of Roman Curia department heads who are not cardinals, Pope Francis said they will continue to hold office until he accepts their resignations. The update was published in a document titled “Imparare a congedarsi” (“Learning to say fare-well”) and was given “motuproprio,” meaning […]