The Eucharist, he said, “prepares us for the mission we are called to carry out.” “To give us strength and courage on the path of our life, the Lord has left us the sacrament of his ...

This sacrament is the body, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ, a continuation of the one-time sacrifice at the Last Supper. Through baptism, all Christians are united.

Though the translation received Vatican approval earlier this year, parishes were granted the option to use the new translation on Sept. 14. The translation will be required beginning Dec. 1.

A version of this story appeared in the Aug 5-18, 2022 print issue under the headline: Eucharist: Sacrament of unity and source of division.

Fourth-grade students at St. Jude School studied the Sacrament of the Eucharist and the importance of the chalice during the Mass. The designs and features that make each chalice unique were ...

The celebration of the Eucharist not only signifies but also mediates the real and actual presence of Christ’s risen body and blood—a sacramental union effected by the Spirit and Christ’s ...

The Pope’s mission prayer intention for June: 'That the Sacrament of the Eucharist be more and more perceived as the heartbeat of the Church’s life'. Comment by Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo, ...

In Eucharist, though we acknowledge that the whole Christ is truly present—body, blood, soul and divinity—we do not cannibalistically consume his physical body, which remains glorified in heaven.

Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to a recent Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese column on Pope Francis' new apostolic letter that decries the division over the Eucharist.

CNA Newsroom, Sep 11, 2022 / 08:00 am This Sept. 11 marks 796 years since perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament began in Avignon, France, a practice that has now spread throughout the world ...

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Oct 11, 2024 / 15:30 pm The U.S. bishops have approved a new translation of texts used during Eucharistic adoration and Communion outside of Mass.