... of it is regional. It depends on the bishop in a certain region. Fortunately, for me it has not - Communion has not been withheld and I'm a regular communicant, so that would be a severe blow to me if ... at their June 2004 meeting."The question has been raised as to whether the denial of holy Communion to some Catholics in political life is necessary because of their public support for abortion on ...

... or any other politician.Speculation on whether priests would welcome Mr. Biden to take Communion while he is touring the nation over the next nine Sundays is likely to fuel another "wafer watch," which is ... guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate's permissive stand ...

... to make sure as far as possible that some of the most faithful Anglican Christians are not lost to the Communion. It is expected that priority will be given to the possible formation of a province in North America ... concluded that there was nothing new to recommend that they should change direction away from the Anglican Communion as it is now being led by a fatally flawed archbishop. "If the Panel ...

... Lambeth conference, the once-a-decade gathering of bishops from around the Anglican communion, can best be described in two words: optimistic and troublesome. I have always believed that relationship building ... problematic in some instances, were centered on an optimism that can hold us together as a communion if we continue to work at it and not remain in isolation from one another. What I found ...

... . He has also "asked" pro-abortion politicians not to present themselves for Holy Communion, but has stated his unwillingness to so far enforce this request."It is not my expectation that individual priests, deacons and extraordinary ministers of communion will make judgments on their own as to the worthiness of individual Catholic public servants to receive communion," ...

... of covenantal theology, the Church is not foreign to our thinking. But what is this "communion of saints," and what do we mean when we say that we believe in it?The words that make up this phrase are not hard to ... our faithfulness in the present to carry on their work—and we will pass it on to those who will come after us.While our communion with all the saints binds us closely to past believers, ...