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A Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ  on June 11, 2023.

PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on Corpus Christi

Jun 12, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Corpus Christi is a 700-year-old feast in the Catholic Church that commemorates the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed... Read more

Santiaguito Church in Mexico sustained fire damage, according to a May 15, 2023, statement by the Diocese of Irapuato in the Mexican state of Guanajuato.

Blaze set at iconic Mexican church; Eucharist stolen from another

May 16, 2023

By Ana Paula Morales

The Church of Santiaguito, whose origins date back to the 17th century, is one of the “most emblematic and iconic”... Read more

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Archbishop Gomez to lead 6-mile eucharistic procession through Los Angeles

Mar 23, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles will lead a six-mile eucharistic procession on Saturday through the city as part of... Read more

There was a candlelit path to the altar holding the Eucharist during adoration in St. Peter's Square on March 14, 2023.

PHOTOS: Nighttime eucharistic adoration in St. Peter’s Square

Mar 15, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican held its first monthly eucharistic adoration in the area in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night. Read more

Bishop Thomas Paprocki consecrates the host during Mass.

Bishop Paprocki pens essay imagining ‘heretical’ cardinals, quoting San Diego’s McElroy

Mar 1, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

In a Feb. 28 essay published in First Things, Bishop Thomas Paprocki criticized the words of McElroy pertaining to worthiness... Read more

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Bishops open registration for first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years

Feb 15, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

The National Eucharistic Congress will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024, and organizers say it will be “a defining... Read more

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Benedict XVI describes ‘Protestantization’ of the Eucharist in posthumous publication

Feb 8, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Benedict XVI’s essay on the Eucharist is part of a series of texts the pope emeritus wrote after his... Read more

Unidentified individuals on Jan. 15, 2023, desecrated the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady of the Abandoned Catholic Church in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.

Blessed Sacrament desecrated in church in Nicaragua

Jan 18, 2023

By CNA Staff

Unidentified individuals on Jan. 15 desecrated the Blessed Sacrament in a Catholic church in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. Read more

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco

Exclusive interview: 7 questions for Archbishop Cordileone 

Nov 20, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco sat down with CNA for an interview during a break at the U.S.... Read more

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, the outgoing president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaking on Nov. 15, 2022, at the conference’s fall assembly in Baltimore.

Archbishop Gomez: The Eucharist ‘makes us one’

Nov 15, 2022

By Katie Yoder

The outgoing president of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference stressed the importance of the Eucharist during the spiritual trials of... Read more

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Shortage of wheat flour means no more Communion hosts in Cuba

Nov 3, 2022

By CNA Staff

“We have been working with the little flour that was left and what was in reserve has already run out,”... Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia speaks at the Vatican Press Office, March 25, 2014.

Archbishop Chaput: ‘Biden is not in communion with the Catholic faith’

Oct 23, 2022

By AC Wimmer, David Ramos

Archbishop Charles Chaput said on Saturday that Joe Biden “is not in communion with the Catholic faith” and that “any... Read more

Eucharistic adoration following Pope Francis' Corpus Christi Mass on June 14, 2020.

Pope Francis: ‘It is good to adore in silence before the Most Blessed Sacrament’

Oct 22, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I urge you to especially devote yourselves to the prayer of adoration,” Pope Francis said. Read more

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Tabernacle desecrated, consecrated hosts stolen from Costa Rica church 

Oct 21, 2022

By ACI Prensa

In the early hours of the morning, caretakers of the St. Rose of Lima Parish, Pocosol, noticed that sound equipment,... Read more

A priest bows before the Eucharist.

Eucharistic Revival team releases playbook on how to ‘enkindle a relationship with Jesus’  

Oct 16, 2022

By Zelda Caldwell

When a 2019 Pew survey revealed that only 31% of Catholics believe in a basic tenet of their faith, the... Read more

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EWTN Poll: U.S. Catholics have strong belief in angels, but Eucharistic devotion lags

Oct 8, 2022

By Joe Bukuras, Kevin J. Jones

A new survey of Catholic voters points to apparent inconsistencies in their approach to Catholic doctrine. Read more

Pope Francis prays at Italy’s National Eucharistic Congress in Matera, Italy on Sept. 25, 2022.

Pope Francis: The Eucharist teaches us to adore God rather than ourselves

Sep 25, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Matera, known as the “city of bread,” hosted Italy’s National Eucharist Congress. Read more

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Ciborium with Eucharist stolen from primatial cathedral of Colombia

Sep 7, 2022

By CNA Staff

A complaint has been filed with authorities, so that a “corresponding investigation” could be conducted, according to a priest at... Read more

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A new eucharistic miracle in Mexico?

Jul 27, 2022

By David Ramos

A video circulating on social media shows what appears to be a eucharistic miracle — a consecrated Host exposed for... Read more

Archbishop Allen Vigneron carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Corpus Christi procession in June 2016.

Poll finds half of Catholic likely voters believe in the Real Presence

Jul 14, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

A poll released this week found that of Catholic likely voters in the U.S., half believe in the Real Presence... Read more