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Nancy Pelosi reportedly receives Communion at papal Mass

June 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

Nancy Pelosi and Pope Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 29, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly received Holy Communion at a Mass with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.Pe… […]

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Archbishop Cordileone ‘stood up for what’s right’ in actions toward Pelosi, Fresno bishop says

June 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 16

Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of Fresno, California. / Screenshot of Diocese of Fresno YouTube video

Denver Newsroom, Jun 8, 2022 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco was right to ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not t… […]

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FULL TEXT: Letter from Colorado bishops to Catholic lawmakers who backed abortion law

June 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 11

Aerial/Drone photograph of a sunset over the Colorado state capital building. Capital city of Denver. / Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Jun 8, 2022 / 05:48 am (CNA).
The bishops of Colorado on Tuesday issued an open letter asking Catholic lawmake… […]

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Catholic lawmakers who backed Colorado’s abortion law should refrain from Communion, state’s bishops say

June 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. / Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Jun 7, 2022 / 15:17 pm (CNA).
Catholic lawmakers in Colorado who voted for an extreme abortion bill that stripped all rights from the unborn child should refrain from re… […]

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Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban 

May 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 12

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” on May 24, 2022. / Screenshot via MSNBC’s YouTube channel

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 24, 2022 / 12:13 pm (CNA).
Responding publicly for the first time to her archbishop barrin… […]

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Archbishop Cordileone responds to criticism that he’s ‘politicizing the Eucharist’

May 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 18

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 23, 2022 / 19:47 pm (CNA).
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone on Monday responded to criticism that he is “politicizing” the Eucharist by d… […]

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Full text of Archbishop Cordileone letter to Nancy Pelosi banning her from Communion

May 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 95

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 13, 2012. / Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Shutterstock, Michelle Bauman/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2… […]

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Denver archbishop: Cordileone ‘made every attempt’ to avoid barring Pelosi from Communion

May 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila says Mass for the Transitional Deacon Ordination in 2020. / Archdiocese of Denver, photography: A&D Creative LLC

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 14:41 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver releas… […]

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10 times Nancy Pelosi supported abortion while citing her Catholic faith

May 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks before a meeting with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson at the U.S. Capitol May 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. The leaders of Finland and Sweden are … […]

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President Joe Biden receives Communion at Mass in Rome

October 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Francis meets President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Denver Newsroom, Oct 30, 2021 / 12:10 pm (CNA).
President Joe Biden received Communion during Mass Saturday evening in Rome, according to a report from the Associated P… […]

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