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Pope Francis raises the monstrance during eucharistic adoration at the end of Mass March 26, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) ...

Sunday, Aug. 1, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in ...

Pope Francis said on Sunday that Jesus’ declaration that he is the “Bread of Life” renews “our amazement for the gift of the Eucharist.” In his Angelus address on Aug. 8, the pope reflected on the ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The steady rain and chilly winds did not stop scores of volunteers from participating in the distribution of the 34th annual Bread of Life Food Drive on Saturday at Monsignor ...

It took a hurricane to bring Catherine Garcia Flowers to Houston — and another to convince her to stay. “There’s always a blessing in the storm,” she said. The Bread of Life serves hot meals to ...

For the first time in 15 years, Oceanside, a city of about 180,000, will have no wintertime overnight shelter. Bread of Life, run completely by some 50 non-paid volunteers, operated the shelter which ...

Sunday, Aug. 4, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Psalm 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. In the first reading, the Israelites in the ...