Vatican asks for consideration of 'new ways' for access to Communion in Amazon region

Vatican asks for consideration of 'new ways' for access to Communion in Amazon region

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by Joshua J. McElwee

Jun 8, 2018

A Vatican document meant to help prepare for a special meeting of Catholic bishops from the Amazon rainforest focuses on how the church's ministry in the nine-nation region is overextended and calls for consideration of "new ways" to allow laypeople "better and more frequent access to the Eucharist."