Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's a sacred reminder of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross for ...

François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Genevan-Italian Reformed theologian and one of the authors of the Helvetic Consensus (1675). He is generally considered one of the most prominent Calvinist ...

The two elements of the Eucharist are bread and wine—simple gifts laden with enormous symbolic significance reaching right back to the roots, not only of Israel’s revelation, but to our own most ...

The Anglican Communion has denied media reports that gluten-free bread and non-alcoholic wine are being banned from Holy Communion services. People suffering from celiac disease, an autoimmune ...

The Church of England has officially affirmed that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used as substitutes when taking communion after clergy asked to end the "injustice" to those ...

Most Catholics believe Jesus Christ is present in the Communion bread and wine they consume at Mass, according to a survey released to coincide with a national revival. A survey by Vinea Research ...

One year ago, with the world rapidly changing around me, I stepped away from active ministry with a new calling. I dedicated one year to visiting churches, going to denominations and faiths that I ...

For many Catholics, the eucharist is something wholly apart from partisan skirmishes. It is quite literally about God. Consecrated communion wafers known as the eucharist are stored under lock and key ...

They file toward the table, taking turns to pick up a round white wafer there and to select a grape-juice-filled cup from a tray on a white tablecloth. As they go to and from the round table, they ...

In the Jewish world, matzo is usually eaten exclusively during Passover. But some Christians eat the dense cracker all year — every Sunday, for Communion. The news may come as a surprise to some Jews.

On a recent Sunday morning at Grace Church in Ridgewood, the service closely resembled how the congregation worshiped before the pandemic. Senior pastor Aaron Syvertsen preached a sermon, as usual.