Reception of holy Communion on the tongue has been a tradition of the Church for more than 15 centuries. It began, largely, as an effort to affirm that the Eucharist was not a symbol or a ritual ...

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A woman drinks from the chalice during Communion at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott, Ariz., on Dec. 10, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) ...