Pope invites divorced, remarried Catholics to Vatican audience

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ROME — As the countdown builds toward a major document in which Pope Francis is expected to address the controversial issue of Communion for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, the pontiff has invited a group of divorced and remarried believers to a private audience.

Francis invited a diocesan group in Italy that started a program to reach out to those who are in what the Church calls “irregular unions.” A date has not been set.

Notably, however, the project does not permit divorced and civilly remarried Catholics to receive Communion.

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