Watching gorgeously bedecked priests taking selfies at the funeral ... Francis pointed out that: “In the Eucharist we rediscover, through our senses, what is essential. Just as the Apostle ...

A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

There, she prayed on her knees before a painting of the Virgin Mary, beseeching God for the grace to enter the Carmelite ...

Christian priest lifting sacramental bread selective focus view over shoulder. Catholic clergyman holding communion wafer in hands during Eucharist celebration ceremony Liturgy In Church: Procession ...

In 1887, during a pilgrimage to Rome, Thérèse Martin — now known around the world as St. Thérèse of Lisieux — visited the ...

An elegant lace chapel veil: More and more women choose to veil at Holy Mass and during Eucharistic adoration ... become sacramentals when blessed by a priest. Theyre made from a blend of olive ...

Not long after Tagle arrived in Imus, a small chapel located in a run-down neighborhood was waiting for a priest to say Mass ... 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist, and clearly the pope ...

A bit earlier, a procession of priests in white made its way right ... Following on from the liturgy of the Eucharist is the communion rite. This is where Catholics say the ritual shows the ...

“He strongly believes in the centrality of Christ in the Eucharist, has a fervent Marian ... He asked the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salus Populi Romani, to lift hearts and transform the hour of ...

They have given us prayers that will help us to lift up our hearts and minds to ... between the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist and his presence among us in the poorest and most ...

“As people of faith, let us lift up Pope Leo XIV in prayer that ... May he inspire within us a deeper commitment to the holy Eucharist, prayer and the Gospel message, and spark greater unity ...