When we receive Holy Communion, we are touching more than the hem of Christ’s garment Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, “The Virgin of the Host”, 1866 (photo: Public Domain) Sherry Antonetti ...

Hoping to offer a more nuanced look into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics, the CARA survey first asked an open-ended question about the Eucharist, avoiding words such as “symbol” and “real ...

The view that the Eucharist is a symbol of Jesus has alarmed many U.S. bishops because belief in the real presence of Christ in the consecrated host is a central church teaching.

We can find many types or symbols of the sacraments in the Old and New Testaments, ... So it implies the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. In the Bible, bread symbolizes good life.

Most Rev Dr James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima, Nagaland, praying before the Blessed Sacrament at St Joseph Church, Chümoukedima ...

But for many Catholics across the United States, the eucharist, also called holy communion, ... about 70 percent believe they are mere symbols, according to a Pew poll from 2019. ...

(RNS) — Synodality is about communion, participation and mission; so, too, is the Eucharist. Too bad the Eucharistic Revival is not.

In fact, nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.” Just ...

Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him. A recording of a debate about Jesus’ presence in the elements of the Lord’s Supper has inspired a ...