Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – among the crowd at Pope Francis’ funeral in St Peter’s Square.

What we eat and drink is not mere bread and wine, but the sacred body and blood of our Savior. As we commemorate the institution of the Holy Communion today—Maundy Thursday—and step into a new ...

The Holy Eucharist is a Sacrament when we receive it in Holy Communion and when it remains ... Mass by the separate Consecration of the bread and wine, which signifies the separation of Our ...

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

You ask how the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the wine . . . the Blood of Christ I shall tell you: the Holy Spirit comes upon them and accomplishes what surpasses every word and thought ...

saying the bread was his body and the wine was his blood, given for the forgiveness of sins. This moment is remembered today through the practice of Holy Communion in churches. One of the most ...

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 ...

Following the arrival of Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week ... known as Communion, Mass or Eucharist, is recognised in the Christian service and involves consecrated bread and wine being ...

Day 5: Maundy Thursday Also called Holy Thursday, this solemn day marks the Last Supper. Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, instituting the ritual now known as Communion.