Opinion Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:49:49 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb German bishop announces communion for Protestant spouses in 'individual cases' /home/international/item/27640-german-bishop-announces-communion-for-protestant-spouses-in-individual-cases /home/international/item/27640-german-bishop-announces-communion-for-protestant-spouses-in-individual-cases PADERBORN, Germany – According to a regional newspaper report, Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker of Paderborn has decided to allow Protestant spouses of Catholics living in his diocese to receive holy Communion "in individual cases."
]]> International Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:24:30 -0400 German bishops resume Communion debate, ignoring Pope's request /home/international/item/27627-german-bishops-resume-communion-debate-ignoring-pope-s-request /home/international/item/27627-german-bishops-resume-communion-debate-ignoring-pope-s-request WASHINGTON – The German bishops' conference said when the bishops meet in September, they will continue to examine the issue of Communion for Protestant spouses of Catholics.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:02:28 -0400 Editorial: Good sense prevails /columns/item/27512-editorial-good-sense-prevails /columns/item/27512-editorial-good-sense-prevails

Last month Pope Francis had Catholics worldwide scratching their heads after he seemed to suggest German bishops would have his blessing if they reached a group consensus to circumvent Church teaching and make it easier for some Protestants to receive Communion.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:58:27 -0400 Pope Francis rejects German proposal for inter-communion /home/international/item/27487-pope-francis-rejects-german-proposal-for-inter-communion /home/international/item/27487-pope-francis-rejects-german-proposal-for-inter-communion VATICAN – One month after Vatican and German delegates met in Rome to discuss a proposal put forward by German bishops to allow Protestant spouses in inter-denominational marriages to receive the Eucharist in certain circumstances, Pope Francis has rejected it.
]]> International Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:58:44 -0400 Communion cannot be shared with friends like beer or cake, Cardinal Arinze says /home/international/item/27446-communion-cannot-be-shared-with-friends-like-beer-or-cake-cardinal-arinze-says /home/international/item/27446-communion-cannot-be-shared-with-friends-like-beer-or-cake-cardinal-arinze-says BUCKFASTLEIGH, England – Holy Communion is exclusively for Catholics in a state of grace and not something to be shared between friends like beer or cake, said a former senior adviser to two popes.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 25 May 2018 09:16:04 -0400 Bishops around the world adopt Communion guidelines for interchurch couples /home/international/item/27303-bishops-around-the-world-adopt-communion-guidelines-for-interchurch-couples /home/international/item/27303-bishops-around-the-world-adopt-communion-guidelines-for-interchurch-couples VATICAN – The German bishops are not the only bishops in the world to propose or adopt pastoral guidelines for allowing an Anglican or a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist under certain circumstances.
]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Thu, 03 May 2018 11:18:07 -0400