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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 […]

Cardinal leading Catholics’ churchwide consultation wrestles with tradition and change

Vatican Cardinal Mario Grech

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 […]

In defiance of US bishops, Nancy Pelosi receives Communion at the Vatican

Vatican Nancy Pelosi

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 […]

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now barred from Communion in at least four dioceses

US Nancy Pelosi US Capitol

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 […]

Banned from Communion in San Francisco, Pelosi receives Eucharist in Washington

US Nancy Pelosi

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

US Archbishop Salvatore J Cordileone

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 […]