In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and ...

Q. What did the early church do on Sunday? A. Historically, every Sunday Christians came together for a very specific kind of worship. They didn’t just come together to pray or to sing ...

The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees receive communion wafers during late Pope Francis' funeral at St Peter's Square in the Vatican ...

Faithful gather to follow the burial ceremony of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome,. The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees ...

Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – ...

Holy Communion For Catholics, the most sacred moment of the Mass comes when the bread and wine are consecrated and transformed into the body and blood of Christ.

(1 John 4:7-8) Many churches observe Maundy Thursday with a Communion service and a foot-washing ... in which he breaks the bread and passes around a cup of wine, signifying His sacrifice. In the ...

Credit: Zosia Czubak A priest distributes holy Communion during the Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica, Saturday, April 19, 2025. Credit: Zosia Czubak A crucifix is held aloft during the Easte ...

On this day, Jesus humbly washed the feet of his disciples and also instituted the sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist ... Jesus blessed the bread and the wine. Then, as an act of kindness, he ...