Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II, cracking down on what he considers serious abuses in his flock, issued a stern reminder Thursday that divorced Roman Catholics who remarry cannot receive communion.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she felt very comfortable taking Communion during the Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI, who has said supporters of abortion rights should not receive ...