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French bishop: Catholic lawmakers who back euthanasia bill cannot receive Communion
Catholic members of France’s National Assembly who vote for the country’s euthanasia and assisted-suicide bill will no longer be able…
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ICE must allow Communion, distribution of ashes at Illinois processing facility, judge says
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, must accommodate Catholic clergy who wish to provide detainees with…
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Catholic News - Pope
Detainees denied communion at Illinois detention facility
Scene from Nov. 1, 2025 Mass outside the Broadview facility in Chicago where immigration advocates allege federal authorities inhumanely treat…
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1,300-year-old possible Communion loaf bearing image of Christ is found in Turkey
The discovery in southern Turkey of five small round loaves — probably intended for the Eucharist — more than 1,300 years old,…
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Catholic News - General
Hope in Iraq: Churches full as 1,500 children celebrate first Communion
Children process into the St. Mary al-Tahir Church, also known as the Church of the Immaculate Conception, in Baghdad, for…
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British politician criticizes priest for refusing Communion over assisted dying vote
The British Parliament building in London. / Credit: Marinesea/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, Jun 29, 2025 / 19:05 pm (CNA). A British…
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Catholic News - Pope
Over 450 children celebrate first holy Communion this month in Qaraqosh, Iraq
Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches…
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Catholic News - General
Pope Leo XIV thanks Pontifical Mission Societies for devotion to communion, universality
Pope Leo XIV addresses members of the Pontifical Missions Societies on May 22, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican…
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Anglican minister ‘concelebrates’ Mass for the installation of Catholic archbishop, takes Communion
Anglican minister Vivian Schwanke De Oliveira in the entrance procession of the Mass for the installation of the archbishop of…
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1,600 children receive first Communion at International Eucharistic Congress
A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.…
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