Science explores the physical world. Religion and spirituality explore meaning in the spiritual world, which finds its physical representation in actions and symbols. In the act of communion, the ...

Pope Francis greets nuns during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 2, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on ...

Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's a sacred reminder of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for ...

Ask a bunch of Protestants what Holy Communion means, and they’re likely to respond with something about “remembering what Jesus has done for us.” It’s not a bad answer. After all, in Luke’s and ...

The first mention of communion is in the four gospels when Jesus and the disciples take the Lord’s Supper in the upper room. This event took place during the holiday of the Passover, which traces back ...

A recent missive from Cardinal Blase Cupich to parishioners in the Archdiocese of Chicago provoked an unusually vitriolic response this week after the cardinal addressed issues regarding proper ...

Jesus is substantially present—body, blood, soul, and divinity—in Holy Communion. People may misunderstand and believe that the Eucharist is only a symbol of the body and blood of Christ. It is much ...

The Holy Eucharist is the most important of the seven sacraments because, in this and in no other sacrament, we receive the very body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ. Innumerable, ...