The Church previously issued a statement to clarify it was not banning gluten-free bread or non-alcoholic communion wine.

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 ...

In fact, nearly seven-in-ten Catholics (69%) say they personally believe that during Catholic Mass, the bread and wine used in Communion “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.” Just ...

Bread and wine are symbols of Jesus, but Jesus is not truly present.” Based on the revised wording, Vinea found that 69% chose the first option that Jesus is “truly present.” Advertisement ...

Since the Vatican Council of the 1960s it has become common, though not universal, for Roman Catholics to receive both the consecrated bread and the consecrated wine at Communion.

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.

Wheat bread and wine of the grape are the matter of the sacrament of the Eucharist because Christ instituted the sacrament under these species. Moreover, Christ compared himself to a grain of ...

Making Communion a true meal: bring back wine, sing easy songs and no hosts from the tabernacle John Thomas Lane June 04, 2025 A woman drinks from the chalice during Communion at Sacred Heart ...

Church rules dictate bread used for communion must be recently made, be unleavened and made purely of wheat. Any other additions — including fruit, sugar or honey — make the bread unusable.

Only about 30 percent of U.S. Catholics believe the core church teaching that the bread and wine become the literal body and blood of Christ; about 70 percent believe they are mere symbols ...