The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.

Deacon Rachid Murad offers the chalice to a communicant after his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 25, 2019.

The precious blood is an important part of Communion, but many people are afraid of the risk of cross-contamination from a shared chalice. Why shouldn’t we simply use separate cups? There are a ...

She knew that a chalice bearing Mitchell’s name had disappeared from the church sacristy in 1927 — stolen, more than likely, along with the rest of a Communion set.

Through this sacrament, “we unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in his Body and Blood to form a single body,” (CCC 1331). Holy Communion also cleanses us from venial sins.

Pope Francis’ personal Argentinian silversmith has traveled to New York to give him something for his Mass at Madison Square Garden — a handcrafted silver Communion chalice. The 16-pound ...