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 ...

most especially of the Eucharist: 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 ...

With respect to receiving the sacrament of penance, Canon 989 tells us that: "All the faithful who have reached the age of ...

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 ...

After the cardinals receive the Holy Communion, they will then distribute it among the crowd throughout St. Peter's Square. The Liturgy of the Eucharist is being read at the funeral of Pope ...