Pope Francis raises the monstrance during eucharistic adoration at the end of Mass March 26, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) ...

Our subject this week is the bread of life and our lectionary reading from the gospels is from the gospel of John: Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go ...

I came for the bread and a waft of yeasty aroma hit me as soon as I opened the door to Bread of Life, a bakery that opened last month. Co-owner Justin Urich was in the kitchen sprinkling sugar on ...

Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse in John 6 is at the heart of the Catholic Church’s biblical justification for the Eucharist. Jesus identifies the “bread which comes down from heaven” (v. 50) as his ...

Sunday, Aug. 4, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. In the first reading, the Israelites in the ...

Catholics will have a five-week scriptural retreat to gather the fruits of the National Eucharistic Congress. As happens every three years, five Sundays this summer are dedicated to reading John 6 — ...

The crowd watches as Pope Francis leads the Angelus message from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 8. In his Angelus message, the pope said Jesus is the ...

Pope Leo XIV traveled today from Cameroon’s capital city of Yaoundé (video) to its largest city, Douala (video), where he celebrated Mass in Japoma Stadium. Today is the fifth day of the Pontiff’s ...

A longtime local food pantry is on the move — after more than a year with its building up for sale, Glory House is relocating operations to its main campus.

STATEN ISLAND N.Y. – Not even a second spring of a pandemic can keep the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island, Bread of Life Food Drive, from meeting the needs of the hungry on Staten Island. In fact, ...