A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a new round of discussion ...

There was a time when the Sick Call Set was a standard item in many local Catholic households. The housewife might not remember exactly what shelf it was on, but she was confident there was one in the ...

"The first announcement ... "In the communion, preceded by the Lord's prayer and the breaking of the bread, the faithful receive 'the bread of heaven' and 'the cup of salvation,' the body and ...

For a century, Hamtramck was known as "Little Poland." Then Muslim immigrants poured into town, changing everything.

Preaching for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, Fr. Bill Gabriel, O.S.A., finds resonance in his homily between the risen Christ’s parting words—“Peace be with you”—and Pope Leo XIV’s call for “an ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

For example, in the Latin or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, children are required to receive doctrinal instruction before their First Communion ... bread or drink the cup of the Lord in ...

Born in Chicago and maintaining dual citizenship in Peru, Pope Leo XIV has worldly experience with food. Here is what he has ...

"I promise you in the unfath­omable mercy of my heart that my omnipotent love will procure the grace of final penitence for all those who receive communion on nine successive first Fridays of the ...

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Question: I sent my only child to school with his cousins so he’d at least know someone when he first started. Now though ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See. Leo's comments Sunday were his first ...