The Anglican Communion has denied media reports that gluten-free bread and non-alcoholic wine are being banned from Holy Communion services. People suffering from celiac disease, an autoimmune ...

The one thing many people forget, however, is the caloric content of Holy Communion. You might think that the bread and wine you take each Sunday is guilt-free and calorie-free, ...

The Church of England has ruled that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used in Holy Communion services after priests demanded an end to the 'injustice'.

A couple, who are members of Hinsdale Redeemer Lutheran Church, prepares to receive Holy Communion at home with bread and wine in their cups engraved with the images of Martin and Katharina Luther.

According to those norms, “the bread used in the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist must be unleavened, of only wheat and made recently, so that there is no danger of it being corrupted.” ...

Holy communion is one of the central sacraments of the Christian faith, with the bread and wine given to the congregation symbolising the body and blood of Christ.

“First, that bread made with wheat and the fermented juice of the grape are the elements to be consecrated in holy communion; and second, that receiving holy communion in one kind in a case of ...