A growing number of Catholic parishes in the U.S. are restoring altar rails, renewing reverence and transforming the faithful ...

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 ...

In recent years I have observed that a growing number of young Catholics, particularly seminarians, choose now to receive holy Communion on the tongue. To be sure, the Church permits Catholics to ...

What I said to the priest at my last confession is none of your business. It also wasn’t that interesting, so you didn’t miss ...

OCIA is the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, previously called the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA.

Easter –– brings thoughts of new life, springtime, of freshness, of the Resurrection. This is not only a day –– not only a few weeks on the Church calendar –– but, for Christians, a way of life.

Communion season is set to begin soon and with costs on the rise, questions have been raised about what exactly is being ...

Pope John Paul II, cracking down on what he considers serious abuses in his flock, issued a stern reminder Thursday that divorced Roman Catholics who remarry cannot receive communion. The pontiff ...

24. "And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you ...

Acutis was born on May 3, 1991 and developed an interest in Catholicism at a young age. Although his parents weren’t exactly ...

In the Catholic Church, the communion wafer is used to receive the ritual of the Eucharist. The wafer symbolizes Jesus's body while wine is used to signify his blood. The potential presence of ...