Church member J.H. Brittain worried about the spread of disease caused by hundreds of parishioners drinking from the same Communion cup. The Englishman wrote to the editors of the Lancet, an ...

CHICAGO — In support of the faith-based community, Blessed Communion, the world’s leading provider of individually sealed, prefilled Communion cups, is fulfilling increased demand for its uniquely ...

2022 was supposed to be a big year at O-Neh-Da and Eagle Crest Vineyards. The winery, tucked in the hills and valleys of upstate New York's Finger Lakes region, is preparing to mark its 150th ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Several different religions use a single cup during communion that is shared by the members of the congregation. The cup is just lightly wiped off between each person’s communion.

After NCR published letters to the editor received from all over the globe to an opinion piece published Dec. 18 titled "Is sipping from the Communion cup a hazard to your health?," even more letters ...

(L to R) Erik and Kristin Ellington, Parishioners at Grace Church in Ridgewood receive communion in a Fellowship Cup, a sealed prefilled cup and soft wafer, during church service Sunday, December 18, ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Coastal Community Church, like many other churches, has been working to find the solution to a critical question -- How can its members practice communion during an ongoing ...

(CNN) — Social distancing is putting strains on religious communities, which thrive on human interaction, social gatherings and shared meals. That’s why some houses of worship are seeking out ...

Across the church, our Communion practices reveal a broken world and anticipate the one to come. Communion, also known as the Eucharist and the Lord’s Supper, is the most central Christian sacrament, ...

(RNS) — Every week at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, congregants come forward for Communion. But in light of concerns about the new coronavirus, the church has ...

They file toward the table, taking turns to pick up a round white wafer there and to select a grape-juice-filled cup from a tray on a white tablecloth. As they go to and from the round table, they ...

The cups are sealed with grape juice at the bottom and a single wafer sealed in a separate compartment on top. “Our phones have not stopped ringing in the last two weeks,” said Israel Idonije, a ...