A: It is true that a devout reception of holy Communion can forgive venial (less serious) sins. Like the Catechism of the ...

1106. "Together with the anamnesis, the epiclesis is at the heart of each sacramental celebration, most especially of the Eucharist:  You ask how the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the ...

And in its Constitution on the Church, Vatican II also taught: “Taking part in the Eucharistic sacrifice, which is the fount and apex of the whole Christian life, they offer the Divine Victim to ...

Genoa, Italy, Sep 20, 2016 / 23:08 pm. The Eucharist is the source of mercy and the beating heart of the Church, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa has said.