Eucharist

priest holding the sacramental bread to the sky.

St. Francis and the Body of Christ

Thomas of Celano, an early friar and author of three hagiographies of Francis, wrote that the saint “burned with a love that came from his whole being for the sacrament of the Lord’s body.”
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Priest, eucharist in a church

Feast of Corpus Christi

The body of Christ—it’s not just what we receive in the Eucharist; it’s who we are, together.
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woman reflecting while watching a sunset

God’s Humble Heart

God gives us everything we need to attain all of God’s gracious promises.
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Deacon Rachid Murad offers the chalice to a communicant during his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 25, 2019. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Gregory A. Shemitz)

Congress invites deacons to become a ‘Eucharistic bridge’ for the church

As an anticipated 50,000 Catholics descend upon Indianapolis July 17-21 for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, among them will be a multitude of permanent deacons -- men whom Pope Francis has called "the guardians of service."
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Illustration of the holy Eucharist

Why Closed Communion?

I am in the process of becoming a Catholic but am having difficulty accepting closed Communion.
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Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis, is pictured after an interview in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 9, 2020. Antonia Acutis spoke at gatherings in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington and Texas during a Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2023, tour. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Mother of Blessed Carlo Acutis visits U.S., invites all to encounter Christ

The mother of an Italian teen on the road to sainthood recently toured several U.S. parishes to kindle increased devotion to the Eucharist, which was "the center of life" for her late son.
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