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Christian leaders are starting to ask: Is Communion appropriate for cyberspace?

As coronavirus keeps parishioners homebound, Christian clergy debate online Communion

Eucharist and online Communion
by: Jack Jenkins March 27, 2020 (RNS) — As Christian churches cancel in-person services to avoid contracting or spreading the novel coronavirus, many have rushed to embrace “virtual” Communion: SomeRead More

She said it's just as important to advocate for those who are homeless and victims of human trafficking. 

Cyntoia Brown-Long to speak at Catholic church anti-abortion rally

Cyntoia Brown
by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2020 (RNS) — To Cyntoia Brown-Long, it’s not just the unborn who need protection and respect, but also the marginalized and forgotten. SinceRead More

The book is scheduled to be released in mid-February, but an excerpt was published on Monday (Jan. 13) by the French daily Le Figaro.

Retired Pope Benedict promotes priestly celibacy in new book, suggesting rift between two popes

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,Pope Francis
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, Jan. 13, 2020 (RNS) — Former Pope Benedict XVI, who once vowed to remain hidden from the world after resigning, is once more speaking out.Read More

A look back at the stories that drove religion news in the past 10 years:

The decade’s biggest religion news stories

Dec. 31, 2019 (RNS) — “God surprises us,” Pope Benedict XVI said in 2010, in a Christmas broadcast for the BBC. Assuring the English-speaking world that God always fulfills hisRead More

“As a Catholic, I resent your using the word 'hate' in a sentence that addresses me,” she said. “I don’t hate anyone.”

Opinion: Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead

by: Thomas Reese Dec. 5, 2019 (RNS) — The political atmosphere in our country has become so toxic that it becomes a news story when the speaker of the HouseRead More

What we have to learn is how to celebrate life.

Opinion: Henri Nouwen on celebrating the holidays — and every day

author Rev. Henri J. M. Nouwen
by: SUZANNE REID Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the posthumously published “Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in An Age of Anxiety,” by the late Henri Nouwen. Nov.Read More

[T]he first Catholic priest to adopt a child...

George Clements, Chicago priest known for adopting sons, dies at 87

George Clements
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2019 (RNS) — The Rev. George Clements, a civil rights activist whose life was turned into a made-for-TV movie after he became theRead More

Vice President Joe Biden was denied Communion at a Catholic church in South Carolina...

Has denying Communion lost its political luster?

Eucharist and online Communion
by: Jack JenkinsNov. 5, 2019 (RNS) — When Catholic bishops threatened to deny Communion to then-presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004 over his abortion stance, the ensuing media frenzy wasRead More

"I invite you not to neglect, if possible, a visit and prayer to the cemetery.”

Pope Francis: This Halloween, take time to reflect on the ‘three deaths’

Pope Francis
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, Nov. 1, 2019 (RNS) — For many, Halloween is mostly a fun opportunity to slip into a spooky costume, indulge in sugary delights or letRead More

[T]his form of pastoral malpractice does immeasurable damage to individuals, institutions and faith communities.

Opinion: Communion should be personal, not political

Joe Biden & Communion question
by: Paul O’DonnellOct. 31, 2019 (RNS) — Joe Biden is a proud Catholic. He carries a rosary to remember his late son Beau, and as recent headlines show, he attendsRead More