Eucharist celebration: On heartland roads, and a riverboat, devout Catholics press on with two-month nationwide pilgrimage
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports on the progress of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the US…
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: As the procession passes through Washington, fervent Catholics respond as questions remain over evangelisation
ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, reports that in the Washington DC neighbourhood of Brookland, the Catholic crowd of more than 1,200 were fervent about their faith, but it remains to be seen if the evangelising project will reach beyond those already committed…
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
United States AP A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States on the weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and other events in California, Connecticut, […]
Essay: The Catholic Church needs married priests now
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that at the Last Supper, Jesus said, ‘”Do this in memory of me”. He did not say, “Be celibate”…
Essay: How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth’s pilgrims
In an article first published on The Conversation, JOANNE M PIERCE, of the College of the Holy Cross, looks at the links between medieval Catholic traditions and today’s Thanksgiving celebration in the US…
Essay: Will Catholics and Protestants ever heal their rift over communion?
In an article first published on The Conversation, THOMAS O’LOUGHLIN, professor of historical theology at the University of Nottingham, looks at the fraught issue of communion…
Essay: Communion should be personal, not political
US Catholic commentator JOHN GEHRING, in an article first published on Religion News Service, disgrees with the decision of a Catholic priest last Sunday to deny former US Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden Communion on the basis of his position on abortion…
Protestant churches embrace gluten-free bread for Communion as Vatican reaffirms ban
RNS While the Roman Catholic world digests a Vatican letter confirming the church’s prohibition on gluten-free wafers, Protestant churches continue to place orders for a Eucharist that won’t bother the gluten-intolerant. Gluten or no gluten – the difference is theological. Protestant churches generally do not subscribe to the doctrine of transubstantiation, which holds that during […]