What happens when Mass attendance goes from 95 percent of the population to just 5 percent? Catholic churches get transformed into study halls, cafés, theaters and weight rooms in Montreal, the ...

“What does it mean to receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It’s like Jesus is giving us a big hug, saying, ‘I love you so much. I want you to be close to me always,’” says Russell Pollitt, S.J., pastor of ...

Pope Francis’ words on forgiveness, service and communion were delivered to more than 4,000 deacons gathered for a historic jubilee celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica. An aerial view shows over 4,000 ...

Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, N.D., recently reminded his flock of St. Paul's admonition about receiving Communion unworthily. “Catholics who separate their faith life from their professional and ...

On the morning of May 7, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presided over the Mass Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice, spiritually preparing the cardinals for the Conclave. In his homily, he highlighted the ...

On Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI marked the first day of this year’s Advent season with a challenge, and a call to Christians to accept the communion offered by God in ...

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 ...

Sacrament. To say that word in a worship service of many American congregations will likely draw a raised eyebrow or perplexed glance. But our worship is generally grounded deep within a sacramental ...