Easter is on Sunday, but the week leading up to the Christian holiday includes several sacred celebrations. One of those practices is Maundy Thursday, which commemorates the biblical account of Jesus’ ...

Brothers and sisters: I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This ...

Many churches, of different faiths, celebrate communion. Some weekly, some monthly, some with or without symbolism, but in their own way they recognize the importance of a communion with the God of ...

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865. It was the deadliest war in American history. The blood of over 600,000 American soldiers stained the soil of nearly every state of the divided union. The South ...

Last week, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi may not be admitted to Holy Communion in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Not a few of you have been asking ...

The Eucharist, or Holy Communion, is at the very heart of Christianity. Believers have gathered over centuries to participate ...

At Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis said our participation in the Holy Eucharist at Mass is not a merely spiritual communion, but a sacramental one, uniting us to Christ and his Church. "The ...

This includes what it is, why it's a holy day, what happened on this day — and what to avoid. What is Holy Thursday? Why is Thursday a holy day? What happened on Holy Thursday? What should we avoid on ...

Anyone who has attended a high school reunion knows that we do not age equally. The years are kinder to some than to others. A mentor once told me that however young people might appear to be, their ...

Former Vice President Joseph Biden was denied Holy Communion at a parish in South Carolina last week due to his public support for abortion. This is apparently the policy of the bishop in South ...