A priest elevates the host during a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2020. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) Editor’s note: This article is part of The Conversation with America Media, ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. The call for Eucharistic revival we have heard in the church is particularly ...

Lent is about going spiritually to the state of the desert, about uniting ourselves to, and imitating, Jesus’ fasting, praying and charity. It’s a time to repent and believe. We’re summoned to render ...

Lent is a time when we can not only focus on the Eucharist, but also live in a more Eucharistic way. While the conclusion of Lent is clearly focused on the Eucharist, specifically the Last Supper and ...

I’ve been asleep for a long time. Domestic violence tends to have that effect on a person. I’ve been entombed, like a stolen princess from one of Grimm’s fantasy tales. Yet sadly, this is no fantasy.

On this 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, our Eucharistic celebration is enriched for various reasons that impel us to give thanks to God. Furthermore, today is "World Mission Sunday", a yearly ...

Jesus' gift of the Eucharist is the example of a total gift of self, poured out in love for humanity. Every time we receive the Eucharist, we should be inspired to live a "eucharistic" way of life, ...

Castel Gandolfo (AsiaNews) The fundamental theme of Benedict XVI's Angelus address today was an appeal to priests, that while celebrating the Eucharist each one may become a "worshipper and ...

The 21-day lockdown in India that began on March 25 is in its second week. We Indians are slowly getting to grips with our situation. For practising Catholics and ardent churchgoers, the lockdown has ...

On Monday, Sept. 5, the Church celebrates the 25th anniversary of the death and birth into eternal life of St. Teresa of Calcutta, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity, and without doubt one of ...