Pope: The Eucharist Heals And Gives Strength To Serve Others
By Carol Glatz – The Eucharist heals people of their wounds, emptiness and sadness, and gives them the strength to share Christ’s loving mercy with...
Category: Eucharist
From Our Vaults: Special Eucharistic Prayer
Eucharistic Prayer written especially for The Southern Cross by Msg Friedrich Carl Kolbe dated 5 June 1929 More Stories: From Our Vaults 30 Years Ago:...
Jesuit: Longing For Communion Can Be Exercise In Spiritual Growth
By Carol Glatz – Being unable to receive the Eucharist is a form of sacrifice, but it can also be a time for spiritual growth, said...
First Communion at St Patrick’s, La Rochelle!
First Holy Communion candidates of St Patrick’s parish in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, are seen with their teachers and priests. More Stories: 46 Kids Receive Their...
First Communion for Children at St Patrick’s, La Rochelle!
St Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated young parishioners’ First Communion, with the 70-strong children’s choir singing at the Mass, celebrated by parish priest...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
