(RNS) — The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops ...

Most people know the snippet of Flannery O’Connor’s defense of the Holy Eucharist, wherein she sat at a dinner party and said, “Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it.” The quote goes ...

Hoping to offer a more nuanced look into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics, the CARA survey first asked an open-ended question about the Eucharist, avoiding words such as “symbol” and “real ...

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As part of the 2022 survey, Vinea sampled 2,200 people, giving half of the respondents the original Pew wording and the other half questions the group revised to better reflect Catholic language.

John Healey’s “Symbols Are Not ‘Just Symbols’” (12/23) is for me a strong affirmation of my practice in taking the Eucharist to federal prisoners over many years.

Much of Eucharistic theology — especially the Catholic teaching of transubstantiation — goes back to the 13th century, when people rarely received Communion at Mass.

A poll released this week found that of Catholic likely voters in the U.S., half believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist, and 37% go to confession at least annually.

Both News-Times reports on the May 22 Catholic march referred to the Eucharist as symbolic. To say this is an immense understatement. Through baptism, all Christians are united. The major ...

CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 07:30 am. A new study has found that 69% of Mass-going Catholics believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist — a result that calls into question the accuracy ...

The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops' fight with ...