Proposed changes to a bishops’ letter introducing “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” reveal concerns that segments of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are not fully on board with Francis’ now six-year-old papacy.

While saying the priest who denied Joseph R. Biden communion "had a good point," Cardinal Timothy Dolan said he would not have done so himself.

When is it permissible, acceptable or prudent to deny the Eucharist to someone?

"Sadly, this past Sunday, I had to refuse holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden," Father Robert Morey wrote in a statement responding to queries from the Florence Morning News.

I knew she would ask me to make the arrangements. She knew I would help. I promised I would be there for her, no matter what. God forgive me.

A federal judge in Texas has upheld the conscience rights of medical professionals across the nation.