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US Catholic bishops meet amid divisions on Communion policy

by David Crary
| June 14, 2021 8:30 AM

When U.S. Catholic bishops convene virtually for a national meeting Wednesday, they will be divided ideologically as well as physically. They’re split over whether to press ahead with an initiative that could — at least implicitly — rebuke President Joe Biden for receiving Communion while supporting abortion rights.

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