Do the elderly need to fast before Communion?

[Jessie_Camenzin]

Is there an age when a Catholic is no longer required to fast for at least an hour before receiving communion? Thank you

 

[Augusta_Crowley]

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• Who are the “elderly and infirm” in Canon 919?

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