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Archbishop Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, which sponsored seminars where scholars suggested admitting the divorced-and-remarried to Communion.

Seminar speakers advocate change on Communion for the divorced-and-remarried

Aug 28, 2015

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Earlier this year the Pontifical Council for the Family organized three seminars which gathered scholars to discuss marriage and family... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience address in St. Peter's Square, May 20, 2015.

Pope: Divorce and remarriage contradicts the sacrament, but Church always reaches out

Aug 5, 2015

By Ann Schneible

Echoing his predecessors on the need to care for divorced and remarried persons, Pope Francis said Christians should help these... Read more