Barred From Sacrament at Home, Pelosi Receives Communion From Higher Authority

Pelosi’s home archbishop has said he will no longer allow her to receive the sacrament in his archdiocese because of her support for abortion rights. 

AP/Alessandra Tarantino
Speaker Pelosi at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, June 29, 2022. AP/Alessandra Tarantino

ROME — Speaker Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.

Mrs. Pelosi attended the morning Mass marking the feasts of Saints Peter and Paul, during which the pontiff bestowed the woolen pallium stole on newly consecrated archbishops. She was seated in a VIP diplomatic section and received Communion along with the rest of the congregants, according to two people who witnessed the moment.

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