The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.

Deacon Rachid Murad offers the chalice to a communicant after his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 25, 2019.

Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2023 / 16:00 pm. The bishops of England and Wales announced this week that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday.

She knew that a chalice bearing Mitchell’s name had disappeared from the church sacristy in 1927 — stolen, more than likely, along with the rest of a Communion set.

The precious blood is an important part of Communion, but many people are afraid of the risk of cross-contamination from a shared chalice. Why shouldn’t we simply use separate cups? There are a ...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Newark is lifting the 3-year-old pandemic restrictions on drinking Communion from a shared chalice as of April 6. Parishes can then begin offering the traditional ...