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Divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion

The question of whether a divorced and civilly remarried Catholic may receive Communion remains contested, with varying guidance and pastoral practice from national episcopal conferences and individual bishops since 2016.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How have different bishops' conferences interpreted papal teachings on Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics since Vatican II?

Since has oscillated between a strict doctrinal line that bars divorced-and-remarried Catholics from and a more pastoral, case-by-case approach championed by ; the result is a patchwork of episcopal i...

Feb 3, 2026

What did Pope Leo XIII and Pope Leo I teach about divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion?

consistently taught the absolute value and indissolubility of , framing divorce and remarriage as a moral and social ill that undercuts the sacramental sign of . The supplied reporting does not contai...

Jan 31, 2026

What did Pope Francis say about divorced and civilly remarried Catholics in 2016 and 2018 statements?

’s 2016 interventions on divorced and civilly remarried Catholics—centering on his apostolic exhortation and a subsequent private letter—shifted the emphasis from blanket exclusion toward pastoral dis...

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