Orthodox believers are called to pursue deification, or divine qualities, according to a Russian Orthodox leader. The most powerful way to do this, he says, is through the Eurcharist. Metropolitan ...

The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames. Incarnation Catholic Church offers ...

ROME — In his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Church and the Eucharist), Pope John Paul II dedicates Chapter 6 to the “School of Mary, ‘Woman of the Eucharist.’" To understand in greater ...

A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Editor’s note: This article is part of The Conversation with America Media, ...

The Executive Committee of the ASCEND Eucharistic Revival announced today that it has chosen Our Lady of Guadalupe -- honored by the Roman Catholic Church as "the Woman of the Eucharist," "Patroness ...

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 ...

Migrants watching Pope Francis’ Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, take part in Communion, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. (Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay.) ...

A monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament for eucharistic adoration is seen at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington March 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus ...

A draft text of the U.S. bishops’ forthcoming document on Eucharistic coherence does not make explicit mention of denying the sacrament from certain high-profile Catholics and instead focuses on the ...

The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops' fight with ...

What makes our bishops think they own the Eucharist? While the question may sound flip, this is something I have been pondering in the weeks leading up to the November meeting of the U.S. Conference ...

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