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The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.
The bishops of England and Wales announced that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Six Catholic parishes in the Tonawandas are temporarily suspending communion wine chalices, citing health concerns. The suspension applies to six churches that make up ...
The precious blood is an important part of Communion, but many people are afraid of the risk of cross-contamination from a shared chalice. Why shouldn’t we simply use separate cups? There are a ...
After two years without it, I fear we are forgetting what is so precious about Christ’s blood and the reception of Communion in both forms.
The Archdiocese of Newark is lifting COVID-19 restrictions on using a shared chalice for Communion and holy water in the Catholic churches it oversees in four New Jersey counties just prior to ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — No holy communion wine chalices if you attend Catholic parishes in the Tonawandas. The reason is to limit exposure to COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. "We don't have statistical ...
The Catholic Archdiocese of Newark is lifting the 3-year-old pandemic restrictions on drinking Communion from a shared chalice.
Silversmith Adrian Pallarols, who worked with late Pope Francis for nearly 30 years after meeting in their native Argentina, recalled designing the special Communion chalice he used when he hosted ...
POISON IN THE CHALICE; COMMUNION INTERRUPTED IN A CHURCH IN AMENIA. A BOTTLE OF A COMPOUND OF ACIDS MISTAKEN FOR ONE CONTAINING WINE -- MANY PERSONS PUT IN THE DOCTORS' CARE -- A RUSH FOR AN ...