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 ...

The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames. Incarnation Catholic Church offers ...

ROME — In his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Church and the Eucharist), Pope John Paul II dedicates Chapter 6 to the “School of Mary, ‘Woman of the Eucharist.’" To understand in greater ...

A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Editor’s note: This article is part of The Conversation with America Media, ...

Migrants watching Pope Francis’ Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, take part in Communion, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. (Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay.) ...

You will know that we are Christians by our love, but you will know that we are Catholics by our fights. Sadly, one of the things Catholics fight over is the Eucharist. In his June 29 apostolic letter ...

Eucharist as sign of unity: best way to unite Catholics is faithfulness to Church teaching, says Cardinal Sodano Vatican City, Oct 10, 2005 / 22:00 pm Today in Rome, world prelates are continuing to ...

Getting to know more deeply the people of Annunciation Catholic Church and School since a fatal shooting Aug. 27 during an all-school Mass has made clear how important prayer has been in keeping them ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley carries a monstrance during eucharistic adoration at the 2017 convocation of U.S. Catholic leaders in Orlando, Florida. (Credit: Bob Roller/CNS.) Listen If you ask any ...