The Creator of the universe makes himself present in a manner that we can receive. He does so not because he needs anything ...

Jesus is substantially present—body, blood, soul, and divinity—in Holy Communion. People may misunderstand and believe that the Eucharist is only a symbol of the body and blood of Christ. It is much ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive home the importance of the Eucharist, Gerald Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec said in a catechesis delivered Tuesday at the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in ...

Sunday, Aug. 25, is the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Ephesians 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; John 6:60-69. Today’s Gospel ...

(RNS) — Liturgy is one of the topics to be discussed in Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory, or meeting of cardinals called to advise the pope on particular topics, on Jan. 7-8. I hope the ...

The 4th Sunday of Lent is a day to rejoice, not only because Easter is near, but also because of the gift of the Eucharist. In the Roman Catholic Church, the 4th Sunday of Lent is called Laetare ...

I discovered the Eucharist in my college chapel during my senior year. The chapel is small and relatively simple, a huge difference from the stone Gothic parish church in town, with its deep organ and ...

Few persons have understood the Eucharist as deeply as St. Augustine. His homilies on it are precious, particularly those he delivered to newly baptized adults who were receiving the Eucharist for the ...

(RNS) — The Eucharist should be the center of Catholic life, but falling church attendance on Sundays shows that the center is crumbling. This, along with declining belief in the real presence of ...

The Eucharistic Revival is coming to a close with the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, IN this July. How can we live the Eucharist as family? As a Catholic husband and father, I find ...

The draft of the U.S. bishops' proposed new document on the Eucharist, which has been circulated among the prelates and was leaked to several media outlets on Nov. 2, may not mention pro-choice ...