(The Conversation) — Biden is not the first public figure to whom the Catholic Church wants to deny Communion. Over the centuries, the Church has often come under criticism for either denying or ...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Houston, Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Community got creative. Masses were moved to livestream on Facebook, and children continued their faith formation on Zoom.

The German Catholic bishops' conference and the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany plan to continue their discussions about shared Communion, reported the German Catholic news agency, KNA.

Jaroslav Pelikan, the great Christian historian, was asked to address the problems and opportunities churches faced with ancient liturgies, modern tastes for innovation, and debates over how to honor ...

WHEN I first saw the little oblong pewter disks used in the Presbyterian Church a century ago, in the preliminary arrangements for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and called Presbyterian checks ...

On a recent Sunday morning at Grace Church in Ridgewood, the service closely resembled how the congregation worshiped before the pandemic. Senior pastor Aaron Syvertsen preached a sermon, as usual.

For the faithful, live streaming Sunday Mass is akin to watching fireworks on television: you can see it, and hear it, but you don’t feel it. “It’s not the same,” said Mary Sanphy of Concord, who has ...

THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA)-- A church in the town of Newbury Park opened its doors Sunday for members to take communion. Pastor Rob McCoy of Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks resigned from his ...

They file toward the table, taking turns to pick up a round white wafer there and to select a grape-juice-filled cup from a tray on a white tablecloth. As they go to and from the round table, they ...

Hymns coming from a speaker filled the parking lot of St. Raphael Catholic Church in Lehigh Acres on Wednesday evening as about a dozen parishioners lined up in their vehicles for confession. From ...

A priest distributes Communion in late May at a church in Vallendar, Germany. German Catholic and Protestant leaders say they will continue talks on shared Communion. (Credit: Harald Oppitz/KNA via ...