Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church for more than 15 centuries. It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual ...

That first procession in the Cork city streets took place on June 6, 1926, where tens of thousands of people participated,” Father Marius O'Reilly said. Credit: Diocese of Cork and Ross ...

Catholic parishes around Rarotonga celebrated the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi Sunday, on Sunday, June 22, with dozens of children receiving their First Holy ...

In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Episcopal Missionary James Lloyd Breck’s first Holy Communion service on the bluff in 1850, attendees were led in worship and taught about the ...

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) - ...

Three young Christians explain the Holy Communion, an important ritual for Christians involving bread and wine. This topic will be relevant to teaching Religious Education at KS2, 1st Level and ...

With their work, the apostolic nuncios are a model, “certainly not perfect”, of the message that the Holy See proposes, “that of human fraternity and peace among all peoples”.

In the Chinese province of Zhejiang, the authorities have recently detained priests, nuns and ordinary Catholics who made a trip abroad last year; their goal is to induce underground Bishop Shao Zhumi ...

Maha Kumbh 2025, world’s largest religious gathering, officially began on January 13 here, marking start of grand 45 day spiritual event that will continue until February 26.

A number of First Holy Communion ceremonies took place recently throughout the Déíse county and Waterford News & Star photographer, Joe Evans was there to capture images of those in attendance. Photos ...

Christian children tell us about the meaning of prayer. This topic will be relevant to teaching Religious Education at KS2, 1st Level and 2nd Level.