It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

In the Mass we encounter Christ – body, blood, soul and divinity – in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is Jesus Christ himself, truly present, and we, too, are called to respond like the Magi ...

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Failing to attend or celebrate Mass is not just skipping a religious obligation -- it is a sign that one's spiritual hunger is withering, the preacher of the papal household warn ...

Because of the continued complexity of his case, his doctors continue to hold that his "prognosis remains guarded." ...

The view in Constantinople was the bread for the eucharist must be sourdough. But in Rome, an unleavened wafer had been used ...

Yet, the question remains: How does one fulfill this yearning? The Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist is the most profound means by which God shares Himself with humanity. However ...

But the Church assures us that receiving Communion under one kind alone is a complete and valid reception of the Eucharist. By “concomitance,” the entire Christ is fully present, body ...

In 1997, John Cardinal O’Connor of New York canonically established the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist as a community of religious women. A young woman interested in becoming a ...

Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Judith Gebelein died March 4 following an acute respiratory complication at the age of 78.

Going to Mass and receiving Communion are signs of putting one's trust in God and understanding he is the one who gives the ...

In the photo, the Holy Father can be seen seated before the altar of the chapel where he concelebrated the Eucharist.