CATHOLICS

Catholic bishops advance effort to deny Biden communion

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s (USCCB) voted Friday to proceed with drafting a formal statement on the meaning of communion, which will include whether President Biden and other politicians should be denied the rite based on their stance on abortion. The action item for the committee on doctrine to start a teaching document on the Holy Eucharist passed 168 to 55, with six bishops abstaining from the vote, the USCCB announced.