They “actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ,” they are “symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ,” or no answer. According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

He later returned as a missionary to plant the seeds of the Catholic faith. In a similar fashion ... where St. Patrick is venerated and shamrock symbols can be found everywhere as a sign of ...