Why Many Catholics Doubt the Real Presence
By Anna Capizzi Galvez – Do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ? A Pew Research Centre survey found that nearly 70% of Catholics in the United States believe...
Category: Eucharist
First Communion for St Joseph’s Parish in Goodwood
The First Holy Communion class of 2019 of St Joseph’s parish in Goodwood, Cape Town, with facilitators Olga Goncalves and Genevieve Da Silva, and parish priest Fr Mari Joseph OCD. (Photo: Tracy Lopez Photography)...
First Holy Communion for St Philip’s Parish!
Fr Louis Padua administered the First Holy Communion to the children of St Philip’s parish in Strandfontein, Cape Town. More Stories: Transubstantiation – What Takes Place? Bishop Victor Phalana: Further on the Rules of...
Boksburg Parish Takes the Eucharist to the Streets!
Deacon Simon Koenane led the community of the church of the Resurrection in Dawn Park, Boksburg, in the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, carrying the Blessed Sacrament in procession through the streets....
Pew Survey Shows Majority of Catholics Don’t Believe in ‘Real Presence’
By Mark Pattison – A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist showed that a majority of Catholics do not believe that the bread and...
Pope: Receive Communion As If Its The First Time
By Cindy Wooden – Every time a Catholic receives Communion, it should be like his or her first Communion, Pope Francis said. The pope spoke about the gift of the Eucharist during his midday...
First Communion for CBC Parklands Pupils
CBC St John’s Parklands in Cape Town celebrated the First Communion of a group of pupils at school on the feast day of founder Bl Edmund Rice. More Stories: Pope Francis and Communion First...
The Eucharist Keeps Me Catholic
Maria Kruger, Plettenberg Bay – In response to Mary Bowers Wake up to stop the loss of Catholics , yes, visiting parish priests could bond us together on a more intimate family level. When...
First Communions for Emmanuel Parish in Sebokeng!
Youngsters at Emmanuel church in Sebokeng, Johannesburg archdiocese, celebrated their First Communion with parish priest Fr Simphiwe Kheswa OFM. (Submitted by Fr Sekabata Solomon Mphela OFM) More Stories: 46 Kids Receive Their First Communion! First Communions at St...
First Communions at St Charles Lwange in Paarl!
St Charles Lwanga church in Paarl, Cape Town archdiocese, celebrated the First Communion of youngsters in the parish. The group is seen with assistant Paarl parish priest Fr Shaun Addinall and catechist Lulama Tshaya. (Submitted by J Pheiffer)...
46 Kids Receive Their First Communion!
Two groups of children celebrated their First Communion at Christ the King parish in Queenswood, Pretoria. With the first group of 21 at left are (from left) teacher Wendy Jacobs, Deacon Tony Tweehuizen, parish priest Fr...
First Communions at Bonteheuwel!
Young girls and boys at St Matthew’s parish in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, celebrated their First Communion. With them are (from left) Patricia Cloete, Fr Peter Ziegler and Meagan Abrahams. (Photo: Lan-Mar Photography) More Stories: First Communions at St Charles...
