WHEN I first saw the little oblong pewter disks used in the Presbyterian Church a century ago, in the preliminary arrangements for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and called Presbyterian checks ...

There is no doubt in Scripture or Church teaching that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. — “And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved drafting a document on receiving Communion in the Catholic Church. It will include a section regarding standards for politicians and ...

Communion wine is not being offered in some churches amid fears over swine flu. Some church leaders have made the decision just to distribute bread rather than offering the chalice to the congregation ...

Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte is urging Catholics affiliated with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to ...

The fact that before the year A.D. 325, synods were held everywhere in the church demonstrates that the bishops realized, as the author Msgr. Michael Magee put it, that “no bishop was entitled to ...

A priest distributes Communion in late May at a church in Vallendar, Germany. German Catholic and Protestant leaders say they will continue talks on shared Communion. (Credit: Harald Oppitz/KNA via ...

Christians of different denominations across the world will act as one Sunday in observance of World Communion Sunday, which celebrates unity in Christ. Designated as the first Sunday in October, ...