Joe Cervantes, a Democratic state senator from New Mexico, said his bishop and pastor are denying him Communion. Bishop Peter Baldacchino of the Diocese of Las Cruces refused to give Communion to the pro-abortion senator, Cervantes reported
The bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has lifted a diocesan ban on the public celebration of Mass, issued guidelines for distribution of Holy Communion, and told priests they may resume sacramental ministry if they follow