Pope Francis: A Church Without Sacraments ‘Is Not the Church’
Pope Francis has urged Catholics not to get used to video-streaming the sacraments, saying it can lead to a disembodied, “gnostic” spirituality.
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Italian Catholics Join Americans in Asking Leaders to Restore Sacraments
Italian Catholics have launched a petition asking bishops to restore Masses and the other sacraments to the faithful during the coronavirus lockdown, joining a similar movement in the United States.
Catholic Leaders Urge Bishops to Restore Sacraments During Pandemic
A group of Catholic leaders is urging bishops to restore access to the sacraments to provide spiritual aid during the coronavirus pandemic.
Italian Bishops Invite Remarried Catholics to Receive Holy Communion
Bishop Renato Marangoni of the northern Italian diocese of Belluno-Feltre has apologized to remarried Catholics, urging them to come forward and receive the Eucharist.
Pew: Two Thirds of U.S. Catholics Do Not Believe Eucharist Is Body of Christ
More than two-thirds of U.S. Catholics do not believe in what is arguably their Church’s most distinctive teaching: that the Eucharist is the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Pew Research Center has found.
Indian Cardinal: Proposed Gov’t Ban on Church Confessions Is ‘Absurd’
Catholic leaders in India have forcefully denounced a proposed government ban on the sacrament of confession, saying it is unconstitutional and a violation of religious freedom.
