Eucharist

  • December 8, 2021

U.S. bishops stress need for Catholics to deepen understanding of Communion

Communion was a big topic in the Catholic Church this year, after the U.S. bishops initiated a discussion...
  • November 29, 2021

‘It was beautiful’: Eucharistic Procession takes Christ to ASU campus

Nearly 100 years ago, the world had just emerged from its first global war —World War I. Pervasive...
  • November 22, 2021

Archbishop says eucharistic revival, congress will be ‘occasion of grace’

Before their Nov. 17 vote to approve a National Eucharistic Congress for 2024 and their choice of the...
  • November 17, 2021

Bishops approve plans for three-year National Eucharistic Revival

The U.S. bishops' focus on the significance of the Eucharist in the life of the church isn't just...
  • November 17, 2021

Communion statement aims to ‘retrieve and revive’ understanding

The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 "yes" votes Nov. 17, the second of...
  • November 17, 2021

In-person meeting finds bishops more reflective on meaning of Eucharist

Coming together for the first time in two years has been good for the bishops of the United...
  • November 16, 2021

Don’t make Eucharist statement partisan, urges advisory council’s chair

The U.S. bishops' proposed statement on the Eucharist "cannot be partisan," nor should it be made such "through...
  • November 3, 2021

Draft statement stresses Eucharist’s importance, not a need to deny it

At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist,...
  • November 2, 2021

Bishops’ focus on Communion crisis highlights bigger issue, theologians say

When the U.S. bishops highlighted Communion in their spring meeting, announcing their plans for both a document on...
  • November 1, 2021

Biden attends Mass in Rome, tells reporters of his admiration for pope

Pope Francis "is a man who has a great empathy. He's a man who understands that part of...