Nancy Pelosi tells Catholic outlet Vatican is reviewing her Communion ban

United States RNS House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi wants the Vatican to overturn her Archbishop’s decision to ban her from taking Communion. The Democratic politician told the National Catholic Reporter, in the second instalment of an interview published on Thursday, that she had requested the Vatican review San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s decision to prohibit […]
Conversations: Episcopalian priest Rev Erin Jean Warde on ‘Sober Spirituality’

KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks to Rev Erin Jean Warde about why she’s inviting readers to consider a mindful relationship with alcohol…
Cardinal leading Catholics’ churchwide consultation wrestles with tradition and change

Vatican City RNS Every summit of bishops called by Pope Francis has been ripe with expectations about the possible reforms – and novelties – that it might introduce in the over 2,000-year-old institution. The Pope’s latest effort, the Synod on Synodality, now underway and continuing through the end of 2024, has already fomented ardent debate […]
Table Talk: Bread and the Bible

EMMA WATSON looks at the role bread plays in both the Old and New Testaments – and provides her own simple recipe…
In defiance of US bishops, Nancy Pelosi receives Communion at the Vatican

Vatican City RNS In defiance of some US bishops, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reportedly received Communion during a Mass presided over by Pope Francis on Wednesday for the celebration of the feast of Sts Peter and Paul. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced in May that the Catholic congresswoman is banned from receiving Communion in her […]
After abortion vote, Catholic bishops in US state of Colorado ask lawmakers to refrain from Communion

United States RNS Catholic bishops from the US state of Colorado asked Catholic lawmakers who voted in favour of abortion rights legislation earlier this year to “voluntarily refrain from Holy Communion”, according to an open letter signed on Monday and provided to Religion News Service. “Voting for RHEA was participating in a gravely sinful action […]
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses

Washington DC, US RNS Since San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone barred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving the Eucharist in his jurisdiction last Friday, three other bishops from the conservative wing of the US Catholic Church have followed, citing her support for abortion rights as cause to invalidate her right to the sacrament. The same […]
Essay: If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr?

In an article first published on Religion News Service, JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, says that moves to punish one and celebrate the other reveals how some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans…
Banned from Communion in San Francisco, Pelosi receives Eucharist in Washington

Washington DC, US RNS Two days after Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco announced he would bar her from receiving the Eucharist in her home city due to her stance on abortion rights, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly received the sacrament at a Catholic church in the nation’s capital. According to Politico’s Playbook, Pelosi received […]
US Archbishop: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be denied communion over abortion

San Francisco, US RNS Archbishop Salvatore J Cordileone, who oversees the Archdiocese of San Francisco, announced on Friday that he is barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from taking Communion in churches he oversees, citing her support for abortion rights. “After numerous attempts to speak with her to help her understand the grave evil she is […]