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Religion comes with the USDA food box

Catholic church nixes gluten-free bread at communion

The Vatican has confirmed a 2003 directive, instructing parishes that they can’t serve truly gluten-free breads but are allowed to offer believers low-gluten substitutes during communion. The Church saw the need to clarify this policy given that, “[T]he confusion can be great when these ‘breads’ are advertised as gluten-free alongside what are described as gluten-free but are in fact low-gluten altar breads,” according to the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Conaway sets precedent with Agriculture Committee prayers

House Agriculture chairman Mike Conaway has decided that every hearing or markup at his committee will begin with a prayer, says Roll Call.