One by one they approach the priest with their hands stretched out before them.With near flawless motion, the children raise their hands, creating tiny “thrones” to receive the body of Christ, or ...

Priests, prudence, politics: Why Joe Biden was refused Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass Nobody likes to exclude or be told "no." But the Catholic Church needs to be consistent about what Holy ...

Ministers of Holy Communion may find themselves in the situation where they must refuse to distribute Holy Communion to someone in rare cases, such as in cases of a declared excommunication, ...

To refuse someone Holy Communion is considered by some more serious than a sacrilegious Communion, but doing so involves love for God and for sinners. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote in the Lauda Sion ...

The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archbishop has banned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from receiving Holy Communion during Mass until she repents of her public pro-abortion stance.

Susan Doty lined up Saturday to receive Holy Communion much as she’s done her entire life. The 81-year-old walked down the aisle of Englewood’s All Souls Catholic Parish, ...

For Catholics, the milestones of Holy Communion and Holy Matrimony — sacraments in the church — often are uttered in the same breath. Not surprisingly, bridal company Mon Cheri also dabbles in ...

Holy Communion, which is also called the Eucharist and the Lord’s Supper, is a crucial part of worship for many in the Christian faith.

At an evening Mass in Frankfurt’s Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, the convention’s Protestant president, Bettina Limperg, received Holy Communion while her Catholic counterpart, Thomas ...

Holy Communion: Not banned in Toronto. Kevin Clarke July 17, 2020. St. Michael Cathedral Basilica in downtown Toronto (iStock) A Catholic-themed Twitter-stoked controversy deflated this afternoon ...