(The Conversation) — Amid controversy over US bishops’ plans to deny Communion to pro-abortion rights Catholics, a scholar of sacramental theology explains the importance of the ritual to members of ...

Some insist that what's simulated by tech is just as real as anything in the physical world. If true, what implications does ...

It was early Wednesday evening at the adoration chapel at St. Clare’s Convent, home to the Sisters of Life in northeast Washington, D.C. Light streamed through the blue and yellow glass windows, ...

COMMENTARY: A century after the modern ecumenical movement began, recent events within the Anglican Communion in the Orthodox ...

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is advocating for Catholic faithful to receive holy Communion standing — the normative posture established by the U.S. Catholic bishops — as part of a renewed ...

Holy Thursday, according to Christianity.com, is when Jesus celebrated his final Passover and with his disciples. Also known as the Last Supper, it’s where Jesus established the practice of Eucharist ...

COMMENTARY: In the run-up to Easter, we ought to live Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday with a particularly Eucharistic focus. Clockwise from left: Holy Thursday: The Last Supper is ...

The Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week are known as Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, but in Western Christianity, these days do not have widespread particular traditions or liturgy associated with them. The ...