"Paris is well worth a Mass" was reportedly the attitude of King Henry IV when he was trying to secure the French throne. As ...

Every Sunday, I stood in line to receive Holy Communion — until June 2022, when I was diagnosed ​with celiac disease, an autoimmune​ ​condition triggered by gluten​, a key component of the communion ...

A seemingly esoteric dispute over the proper way to take Communion signals the rising power of more traditional voices within ...

Parishioners receive the holy communion during Mass from the Most Rev. Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt Tuesday at McGahan ...

Charlotte priests appeal to Rome as episcopal authority collides with Catholic tradition.

(RNS) — After Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte issued a pastoral letter outlining that Catholics are expected to stand during the reception of Holy Communion in the diocese — and ...

I greatly thank Monica for her LTE about her concern for the elderly and disabled in Catholic churches. To answer the question, as a lifelong Catholic who was also an altar boy, kneelers themselves ...

Fifth Bishop of Charlotte Michael T. Martin delivers the Homily during a Mass for Deceased Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Saint Mark Catholic Church in Huntersville, NC. (JEFF ...

(RNS) — 'The important thing,' said a Dominican friar, 'is to let your heart be engaged and let God love you sacramentally.' (RNS) — If you’re one of 60% of Catholics who go to church rarely — or ...

Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte announced Wednesday that altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus can no longer be used for receiving Holy Communion in diocesan churches across half of ...

With an 11-yard reception in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns, Mark Andrews became the Baltimore Ravens’ all-time leader in receiving yards. Scott Galvin / Imagn Images Mark Andrews is ...

When I was a baby, Larry Hunt, a kind, funny Jesuit priest and my great-uncle, baptized me. At around age 12, I began attending Sunday Mass when my mom, then in her 30s, decided to cart her five ...