First Communion

Under tents and with folding chairs, Catholics resume First Communions and baptisms outdoors

By Alejandra Molina — August 28, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Across the United States, parishes’ celebrations of sacraments and rites have been greatly impacted by the coronavirus, a survey of bishops found.

Catholic families: strong on prayer, weak on sacraments

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 10, 2015
(RNS) They skip sacraments, and Mass, too, but a new survey of Catholic parents finds some encouraging nuggets: “They still have a relationship with God and pray for their family.”

Friday’s Religion News Roundup: “King” Eddie Long and spontaneous exorcisms

By Kevin Eckstrom — February 3, 2012

Embattled Atlanta pastor Eddie Long gets some supernatural protection from a Holocaust Torah scroll, while two men claim supernatural release from demons when the pope walked into the room.

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