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Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., is an American canon lawyer who practices law and teaches in Rome. She founded this website to provide clear answers to canonical questions asked by ordinary Catholics, without employing all the mysterious legalese that canon lawyers know and love. In the past Cathy has published articles both in scholarly journals and on various popular Catholic websites, including Real Presence Communications and Catholic Exchange.- Now available in paperback!
Category Archives: Sacraments
When Can Episcopalians Receive the Eucharist at a Catholic Mass?
Q: A friend of mine told me that his pastor routinely admits Episcopalians to Holy Communion. He explained that the local Episcopal church closes for several months, since it’s located in a resort town. The Catholic pastor has an “arrangement” … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Holy Mass, Parish Life, The Eucharist
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Episcopalian, eucharist
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Can a Catholic Remarry When a Spouse is Missing/Presumed Dead?
Q: I was explaining the basic notions about marriage to a group of teens and they created a hypothetical scenario: A couple is on a trip in their boat. One morning the wife awakes and notices that her husband is … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged canon law, Catholic, dissolution, marriage
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Why Would Non-Catholics Get an Annulment?
Q: As a non-Christian I was civilly married (no kids), that marriage in civil divorce. Later I found faith (I’m Catholic now) and met a wonderful man with whom I’m in love. He’s Catholic too. I found out that we … Continue reading
Why Can a Parish Priest Annul This Marriage?
Q: My daughter stopped practicing her faith when she left home, and was married in a civil ceremony to a non-Catholic man. The mayor of their city married them. After a few years, the marriage ended in divorce, no children. … Continue reading
Why Would a Wedding in Our College Chapel be Invalid?
Q: My girlfriend and I decided to get married next year. She wants to have the wedding in the chapel at the Catholic college where we both studied. She already talked to the chaplain in the Campus Ministry Office, and he … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged campus ministry, canon law, canonical form, Catholic, marriage
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