Caption - Pope Francis pauses in prayer in front of a statue of Mary after celebrating Mass in Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The National ...

ROME — In his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia (On the Church and the Eucharist), Pope John Paul II dedicates Chapter 6 to the “School of Mary, ‘Woman of the Eucharist.’" To understand in greater ...

In 1997, John Cardinal O’Connor of New York canonically established the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist as a community of religious women. A young woman interested in becoming a ...

We were running late. After gingerly negotiating the baby’s car seat and oversized diaper bag through the narrow backdoor of St. Mary’s Chapel, we found our way into an empty wooden pew at the back of ...

Before praying the angelus prayer yesterday in St. Peter‘s Square, Pope Benedict entrusted the fruits of the just-concluded General Synod of Bishops to the Virgin Mary and stressed the unique bond ...

Catholics especially love the Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph because we understand and appreciate their roles in God’s plan of salvation. We need not fear that such love takes away from Jesus. God ...

The 31st annual International Week of Prayer and Fasting for our nation, leaders, families, and the Church will take place Oct. 20–28 beginning with a three-day virtual event and ending with a full ...

(RNS) — Liturgy is one of the topics to be discussed in Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory, or meeting of cardinals called to advise the pope on particular topics, on Jan. 7-8. I hope the ...

The Eucharist should be the center of Catholic life, but falling church attendance on Sundays shows that the center is crumbling. This, along with declining belief in the real presence of Christ in ...

Elevation of the consecrated host at Mass depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Anthony's Church in North Beach, Md. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) What is the Eucharist? Who may and may not receive the ...

The Dominican Sisters of Mary of the Eucharist grows despite decline in church membership At a time when the number of religious sisters is diminishing throughout the Catholic world, the Dominican ...