A seemingly esoteric dispute over the proper way to take Communion signals the rising power of more traditional voices within the Catholic Church.

Last week, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi may not be admitted to Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Not a few of you have been asking ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s words during the inflight press conference from Slovakia have to be read very closely, as he chooses them very carefully. Pope Francis speaks with journalists aboard an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the Sistine Chapel Choir sings, priests distribute Holy Communion across St. Peter's Square during the funeral of Pope Francis.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is barred from receiving Holy Communion due to her pro-abortion stance -- marking an escalation in a ...

Once again, U.S. bishops are debating whether to apply the canonical penalty of denying Communion to unrepentantly pro-abortion Catholic politicians. While this conversation has been occurring for ...

When it comes to religious milestones, the first Holy Communion is an important one in some Christian traditions. It usually happens when a child is around eight years old and in the springtime due to ...

Women protested after a parish priest in southern Nigeria barred female members of his congregation from receiving communion ...

The archbishop of San Francisco said Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is Catholic, can no longer receive the sacrament of communion because she has declined to back down from her push for ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded Tuesday to the announcement by the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco that she can no longer receive communion because of her stance on abortion access. She ...