(RNS) — For early Christians, standing was a sign of freedom and Easter joy, because we stand with the risen Lord. Kneeling was seen as a sign of penance. (RNS) — In the United States, Catholics kneel ...

According to Augustine, when we stand around the altar at the Eucharist as a community and sincerely pray the Lord’s Prayer, any sins we have committed are forgiven.... - Published on August 15, 2025 ...

The very title of Pope Saint John Paul II’s 2003 encyclical “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” (“The Church of the Eucharist”) tells us clearly that the Eucharist is at the heart of who we are as Catholics and ...

Some 10,000 Catholics gathered in a tiny village parish in southern India recently to witness the official declaration of a Eucharist miracle, billed as the first such Vatican-approved miracle in ...

Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – among the crowd at Pope Francis’ funeral in St Peter’s Square.

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This year, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage traveled from Hartford to Indianapolis from May 17-July 16, the first event of its kind in the United States in more than 80 years. The pilgrimage drew ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized for how a recent social media video was "construed" after Catholic groups said the video appeared to mock the sacrament of the eucharist. The issue stems from an ...

COVID-19 vaccination has been the subject of immense scrutiny and misinformation since the vaccines were first administered in the U.S. nearly four years ago. In the first year alone, it is estimated ...

If you hear about a place where the purest and most precious gem is given free of charge, and you can come daily and get as many gems as you want, will you come, as fast as you can, every day? In the ...

Researchers have long disagreed over what constitutes open-source AI. An influential group has offered up an answer. Open-source AI is everywhere right now. The problem is, no one agrees on what it ...

The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames. Incarnation Catholic Church offers ...