For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive communion, participants should not ...

In recent years I have observed that a growing number of young Catholics, particularly seminarians, choose now to receive holy Communion on the tongue. To be sure, the Church permits Catholics to ...

Communion season is set to begin soon and with costs on the rise, questions have been raised about what exactly is being ...

A growing number of Catholic parishes in the U.S. are restoring altar rails, renewing reverence and transforming the faithful’s experience of the Holy Eucharist.

Hosts and liturgical wine used in Mass come from conventional agriculture, highlighting the inconsistency of receiving ...

It turns out there's nothing miraculous about red marks found on a communion host at a Catholic church in Indiana MORRIS, Ind. -- A laboratory analysis turned up nothing miraculous about red marks ...

In the Catholic Church, the communion wafer is used to receive the ritual of the Eucharist. The wafer symbolizes Jesus's body while wine is used to signify his blood. The potential presence of ...

The pope, 88, called the Catholic parish in Gaza and carried ... he participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration, receiving ashes and Holy Communion. Pope Francis blesses faithful during the ...