Jennifer C. Reid, 50, recently rediscovered the altar candles from the day she received her first communion at St. Columbanus, one of the oldest Black parishes in Chicago, which she still attends.

The Church of England has ruled that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used in Holy Communion services after priests demanded an end to the 'injustice'.

Three young Christians explain the Holy Communion, an important ritual for Christians involving bread and wine. This topic will be relevant to teaching Religious Education at KS2, 1st Level and ...

Bread and wine are symbols of Jesus, but Jesus is not truly present.” Based on the revised wording, Vinea found that 69% chose the first option that Jesus is “truly present.” Advertisement ...

A priest could be defrocked after holding a communion “strike” to protest his church’s historical links to the slave trade and “white supremacy”. The Rev Cayce Ramey stood down as the ...

Only 31 percent of American Catholics believe that the bread and wine consumed during Communion actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ, a new study shows.

The practice of using matzo for Communion is deeply connected to the Passover element of the Last Supper. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, during the Last Supper, Jesus breaks some bread ...

In fact, nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.” Just ...