The Church also teaches that receiving the Eucharist “increases the communicant’s union with the Lord, forgives his venial sins, and preserves him from grave sins” (1416).” Receiving the ...

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 ...

The diversity of these postures that preceded me has me wondering: What is the best way to receive the Eucharist? While church documents do not dictate a single way to receive Communion ...

The heated debates in the Synod of Bishops regarding the possibility of divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Holy Communion have opened up a series of other important discussions ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Receiving the Eucharist on the tongue while kneeling before the pope will become the norm at papal liturgies, said the Vatican's liturgist. While current norms allow the ...

but some reverently extend cradled hands to receive the Eucharist. Msgr. Guido Marini, master of papal liturgical ceremonies, was unavailable for comment. Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith ...

Both indulgences are granted under the usual conditions of confession, receiving the Eucharist, and praying for the intentions of the Holy Father. The National Eucharistic Congress is a monumental ...