Every Sunday at St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia, the Hilleary family — mother Michelle, father Brian and five children — receives Communion at the altar rail. “It creates a more sacred space ...

(RNS) — After Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte issued a pastoral letter outlining that Catholics are expected to stand during the reception of Holy Communion in the diocese — and ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki used his Holy Week homily to call priests back to the heart of their vocation: the daily celebration of the Eucharist. Preaching at the chrism Mass at ...

The next several columns will be reports from parishes about what's happening during the distribution of Holy Communion.

First Holy Communion celebrations have been thrown into disarray after Malta’s snap election was set for the same weekend. Some parishes have changed the dates or times of the celebrations, while ...

If Holy Communion under both kinds is the commendable practice, the Precious Blood is already in separate chalices prepared ...