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(Images: us.fotolia.com) Should Catholic politicians who publicly support abortion be denied Holy Communion? Various Church leaders have weighed in on the topic, both for and against. Bishop Robert McElroy recently continued the debate with an article that states that denying Communion to these elected leaders would have harmful results for our country. Bishop McElroy makes several reasoned arguments to support his position. One of those arguments, as stated in his title, is that this approach would “weaponize” the sacraments. Unfortunately for the bishop, the implication that the sacrame...

Published: May 13, 2021    Bishop Anthony B. Taylor This recorded message was played at weekend Masses May 8-9. I have two pieces of good news to share with you today. First, it looks like we have made enough progress against COVID-19 to allow us to now make mask-wearing optional during Mass in our churches, effective next weekend, May 15-16. It is optional, but still recommended, especially for those who are not yet fully vaccinated or are otherwise especially vulnerable to this virus. This one-week delay is to give vaccine-hesitant people one more week to at least get their first shot,...

Minneapolis Catholics continue prayers, reflection after Chauvin verdict A family in Minneapolis poses for a photograph during an Earth Day celebration moved to April 24, 2021, because of the Derek Chauvin trial. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (CNS photo/Octavio Jones, Reuters) By Joe Ruff • Catholic News Service • Posted April 26, 2021 ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — As the Twin Cities and the nation continue to absorb events that led to the April 20 gui...

Apr 24, 2021 (AP) — Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict rendered against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd. “It’s very encouraging for our overall work around racial justice to see the system, in this case, work,” said the Rev. Curtiss DeYoung, CEO of the Minnesota Council of Churches. “It makes us believe even more in God.” Stacey Smith, a member of the council’s board and presiding elder of the African Methodist Epis...

Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAOApril 21, 2021 GMT Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict rendered against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd. “It’s very encouraging for our overall work around racial justice to see the system, in this case, work,” said the Rev. Curtiss DeYoung, CEO of the Minnesota Council of Churches. “It makes us believe even more in God.” Sta...