Every Sunday at St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia, the Hilleary family — mother Michelle, father Brian and five children — receives Communion at the altar rail. “It creates a more sacred space ...

There is no doubt in Scripture or Church teaching that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. — “And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ...

Bishop Michael Martin wrote that his guidelines are to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful.

The Mass -- the liturgical observance of the death and Resurrection of Christ -- is as familiar to Roman Catholics as it is central to their worship. But some things are changing, and they will become ...

Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Kazakhstan, in a new interview has expanded his advocacy of reverence at Mass and receiving Holy Communion on the tongue. The Vatican Editing House ...

As the bishops of the United States gather this month for their first in-person meeting in more than a year, a topic of central focus will be the Eucharist. Whether expressed in terms of “eucharistic ...

CLEVELAND Raising their hands at the Lord’s Prayer. Losing the handshake and embracing the person in the next seat at the sign of peace. In an extra act of reverence, bowing before receiving the ...

During his April 22 Regina Coeli address, Pope Benedict XVI said adults should bring reverence and love to the task of preparing children to receive their first Holy Communion. “Dear friends, the ...

in Photo: Pope Francis raises the Eucharist at the Massachusetts. SIS. Agnes Sasagawa is a religious in the Institute of the Handmaids. On June 12, 1973, while she was taking her vows, a bright light ...