Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it ...

When we receive our Lord in holy Communion, we should receive him in the way we encounter a loved one: with reverence, care, gentleness and humility. For in the holy Eucharist, the Catechism of ...

Holy Communion is a bond to the community, as it is a union with Christ. When the Eucharist is brought to the home, the family should prepare a table with a cloth and a lighted candle.

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

Here is a look at some local Holy Thursday and Good Friday services: ● First Christian Church, 3000 Dresden Road, will have a meal, communion and worship 6 p.m. on Holy Thursday, with a prayer vigil ...

This Sung Eucharist commemorates the Last Supper, where Jesus broke bread with his disciples, and washed their feet as a sign of humility. What is Maundy Thursday? Discover why we celebrate the ...

Easter Sunday sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. (outdoor weather permitting, indoor if not); Deacon-hosted Church Breakfast at 8 a.m.; Easter Service at 9:30 a.m. Good Friday Family Communion 4 to ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the season of Lent in the church. Join us for a penitential service, where we receive a mark of ashes as a reminder that we are created from dust, and to dust we will ...

ROME (CNS)–While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a detention facility, arriving at Rome’s Regina Coeli jail at about 3 p.m ...

Pope Francis cracks joke as he thanks doctors for saving his life ...

It is the day that Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus and on which the Last Supper, during which Jesus gathers his Apostles to tell them about the Mystery of Holy Communion and how to live their lives ever ...

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