When we receive our Lord in holy Communion, we should receive him in the way we encounter a loved one: with reverence, care, gentleness and humility. For in the holy Eucharist, the Catechism of ...

For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive communion, participants should not ...

Pope Francis sought to empower women and laity in synods, fueling conservatives' worry about LGBTQ+ inclusion and women's ...

“When you’re receiving in a kneeling position ... and Father Kwiatkowski finds no need for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Reverence has increased yet another way.

Do I return the intimate focus of Christ in receiving Holy Communion, or do I receive unworthily like Judas Iscariot? Will I remain in my sin or will I repent and confess my failures? Such ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on December 17 1936 in the Flores district of Buenos Aires, the eldest of five children in a ...

Holy Thursday and the Last Supper is the culmination of the Divine Drama in the Greek Orthodox Church: The last day of Jesus ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

He allowed divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Holy Communion, and approved “blessings” for same-sex couples as well as baptism for transgender believers. Pope Francis stressed that ...

He has opposed divorced or remarried Catholics from receiving Holy Communion, believing that marriage cannot be broken. He has also made controversial remarks, comparing the act of accepting ...