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

On the feast when the Catholic Church especially celebrates the mystery of the Eucharist — namely, the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the consecrated bread and wine — the Pontiff declared: “Christ ...

The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis. Attendees receive communion wafers during late Pope Francis' funeral at St Peter's Square in the Vatican ...

Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – among the crowd at Pope Francis’ funeral in St Peter’s Square.

The bread and wine served at Communion represent the body and blood of Christ (and if you're Catholic, you believe that they're the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ).

The Church of England has ruled that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during Holy Communion. The guidance states that the bread must be made with wheat flour and the wine ...

Dr Ipgrave had answered that there was a “settled position” in the Church of England that “bread made with wheat and the fermented juice of the grape are the elements to be consecrated in Holy ...

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled.