Alaska prisons bar Catholic Mass
July 13, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The Alaska Department of Corrections has effectively banned the celebration of the Mass in the state’s prisons, with a new policy that “no altar wine or other alcoholic beverages will be used by anyone who is involved with any activity.”
The consecration of wine is required for the valid celebration of the Mass.
In the past, Alaska’s prisons have allowed the use of a small amount of altar wine, to be consecrated and consumed only by the priest-celebrant, on a case-by-case basis.
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