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February 28, 2018

German bishops rework Communion rules for mixed denomination marriages

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, and Cardinal Rainer Woelki of Cologne concelebrate Mass March 6 during the opening of the annual meeting of Germany's bishops at the cathedral in Cologne
BERLIN – The German bishops' conference continues to develop its recent decision to allow non-Catholic spouses in mixed denomination marriages to receive Communion in limited cases.
Published in International
October 20, 2015

Discourage mixed marriages, women accepting abuse, some say at Synod

Discourage mixed marriages, women accepting abuse, some say at Synod

VATICAN CITY - Observers told the Synod of Bishops on the Family to discourage Christian women from marrying Muslim men, urge priests not to tell women to return to abusive husbands, share the truth of Church teaching about marriage and embrace single mothers who are alienated from the Church.

Published in Vatican