The two elements of the Eucharist are bread and wine—simple gifts laden with enormous symbolic significance reaching right back to the roots, not only of Israel’s revelation, but to our own most ...

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 ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — In a new letter to bishops, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments denounced abuses against the Eucharist and “lack of respect in the sacred sphere” ...

Only three percent of the 170 worshipers at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church need special bread for Holy Communion. But the Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, who serves as rector, said it's not about the numbers.

A handful of churches in South Carolina are offering their members a gluten-free option for Holy Communion. Several churches made the decision to offer the specialized bread during the Holy Eucharist ...

Gluten-free communion bread will not be allowed in the Catholic Church, according to a new directive issued by the Vatican. The Vatican said the wafers used to celebrate the Eucharist during mass must ...

This Friday morning, during the 20th Congregation of the General Synod on the Eucharist, the final document “the Eucharist, living Bread for the Peace of the World,” was approved. The final message of ...

Most Catholics believe Jesus Christ is present in the Communion bread and wine they consume at Mass, according to a survey released to coincide with a national revival. A survey by Vinea Research ...

Pope Francis leads Benediction of the Eucharist during Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican June 6, 2021. (Credit: Giuseppe Lami/Reuters pool via CNS.) Listen ...

A careful reading of the Eucharistic prayers (12 have been approved for use by the church) shows that the purpose of the ...

POCATELLO — Traditional Christmas bread, a long-time Pocatello tradition made by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, will go on sale Saturday. Sister Mary Paul Moller said the sisters have been ...