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 ...

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 ...

Pope prayed that Catholics in China 'obtain the grace to be strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel, even in the midst of trials' Pope Leo asked on Sunday for prayers for China's Catholics to be in ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy ... History’s first ...

Massive mobs stand in front of the Basilica Papale Santa Maria Maggiore (a Catholic Church of ... each daring the other to let go first. Then, it’s the communion rite. The people in front ...

as a "staunch Catholic", she made sure she had the Scottish agate cup. "It was quite thing for her to give up her communion cup to the Curwens," he said. He added people were concerned when the ...

‘First, that bread made with ... rather than shared cups, during communion to tackle the risk of infection. The Catholic Church also insists on wheat flour and alcoholic wine during communion.

Q: What happened to offering Holy Communion under both ... of the “Last Supper” or first Eucharist make it clear that Jesus took and blessed both bread and wine, saying, “This is my body that is for ...