Only three percent of the 170 worshipers at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church need special bread for Holy Communion. But the Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, who serves as rector, said it's not about the numbers.

Gluten-free communion bread will not be allowed in the Catholic Church, according to a new directive issued by the Vatican. The Vatican said the wafers used to celebrate the Eucharist during mass must ...

Easter was a very different experience Sunday for those who usually have attended a local church service in person. With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in a statewide shelter in place, several ...

A handful of churches in South Carolina are offering parishioners the option to have gluten-free bread during the Holy Communion, but the Vatican says gluten is actually a necessary part of the sacred ...

Next week the Church will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. It is a time for us, as St. Thomas Aquinas wrote in 1263 for the first celebration of the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus, to ...

A handful of churches in South Carolina are offering their members a gluten-free option for Holy Communion. Several churches made the decision to offer the specialized bread during the Holy Eucharist ...

This is an illustration for the Catholic News Service podcast “Communion.” The podcast series launched Oct. 5, 2021. (Credit: CNS illustration/Tyler Orsburn/CNS photo/Chaz Muth.) Listen LANGHORNE, ...

Service in which the Holy Scriptures are read, prayers offered, and bread and wine consecrated and received as the body and ...