The sacrament of the Eucharist, sometimes referred to as Holy Communion, is steeped in tradition. One such tradition concerns the bread used during the administration of the sacrament. The bread used ...

Elevation of the consecrated host at Mass depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Anthony's Church in North Beach, Md. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) What is the Eucharist? Who may and may not receive the ...

Priests distribute Communion during an outdoor Mass in celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees at Casa del Migrante shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2021. The U.S. Conference ...

(RNS) — Pew Research Center's understanding is that the belief that the Eucharist is really the body and blood of Christ is central to the Catholic faith. As such, we sought to measure what American ...

Sunday, June 11, 2023, is known as the Feast of Corpus Christi, or the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, in the Catholic Church and some Protestant denominations. The day marks a ...

On the plane ride back from his trip to Romania, Pope Francis told reporters that since “there is already Christian unity,” there is no need for the faithful to “wait for the theologians to come to ...

(RNS) — There has been a lot of clerical hand-wringing of late about Catholics who don’t believe what the church teaches about Christ’s presence in the bread and wine of the Eucharist. According to ...

The Sunday Gospels for the past two weeks have focused on Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and the meaning of that sign. Jesus wants to get his listeners beyond their mere sensual and temporal ...

For a college student, stability is a myth, a memory of childhood. Every year, college students move into a different dorm/house, friendships are often rocky, relationships come and go, classes and ...

Orthodox believers are called to pursue deification, or divine qualities, according to a Russian Orthodox leader. The most powerful way to do this, he says, is through the Eurcharist. Metropolitan ...

What makes our bishops think they own the Eucharist? While the question may sound flip, this is something I have been pondering in the weeks leading up to the November meeting of the U.S. Conference ...

If you hear about a place where the purest and most precious gem is given free of charge, and you can come daily and get as many gems as you want, will you come, as fast as you can, every day? In the ...