VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II, cracking down on what he considers serious abuses in his flock, issued a stern reminder Thursday that divorced Roman Catholics who remarry cannot receive communion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People across the world are reflecting on how Pope Francis changed their lives, including those who have previously been divorced.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says divorced and remarried parishioners should abstain from sex and live “like brother and sister” if they want to ...

Vatican protocol has been rewritten to enable divorced Catholic leaders and their new spouses to be received jointly by Pope Francis, Holy See sources confirmed on Thursday. The move is unlikely to be ...

NEW YORK -- Pope Francis' call Wednesday for a church of "open doors" that welcomes divorced Catholics prompted speculation over whether he was signaling support for easing the ban on Communion for ...

Q: I'm divorced and remarried, and have recently felt called to return to the Catholic faith. I just submitted my annulment ...

Rodriguez Maradiaga said he was sure Müller "will arrive at understanding other positions too," even if at the moment "he listens only to his group of advisers." On the question of divorced and ...

The length of the average American marriage is 8.8 years, and 50 percent of all American marriages will end in divorce. Suffering through a divorce and resultant estrangements, I wondered would my ...