Pope Francis has strikingly suggested that Lutherans married to Catholics can personally discern whether to take Communion in the Catholic church, saying it is not his role to give permission to such ...

Pope Francis has a knack for setting traditionalist teeth on edge with unscripted musings on sacred topics. He recently did it again when he seemed to suggest that a Lutheran could receive Communion ...

The distribution of Holy Communion to a group of Finnish Lutherans in St. Peter’s basilica last week was a mistake and not a sign that the Church is changing its practice on access to the Sacraments, ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis says the Vatican has "not put the brakes on" the possibility of communion for the Lutheran spouses of Catholics. On his flight back to Rome after an ecumenical ...