A seemingly esoteric dispute over the proper way to take Communion signals the rising power of more traditional voices within ...

After Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, issued a pastoral letter outlining that Catholics are expected to stand during the reception of Communion in the diocese — and ...

Eleven years have passed since ISIS seized Mosul and the Nineveh towns and with every anniversary commemorated each year, the same question arises: How many Iraqi Christians remain? Despite tensions ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

Over 450 boys and girls received their first holy Communion during liturgies held over the past month in various churches of the town of Qaraqosh, Iraq. (Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul) (CNA) -- ...

Priest pleaded repentance, also encouraging Catholics more broadly to reflect on whether they were receiving Communion worthily and to approach Communion as though it were their first and their last.

The event was held after a donation of 14 First Communion dresses from a primary school in Derry.