Posts Tagged ‘Sacramental wine’

Brazilian Church bans sacramental wine produced with slave labour

Monday, March 6th, 2023

After three of Brazil’s most important wine producers were accused of using slave labor last week, the Brazilian Church released a statement affirming that wines made by manufacturers which violate “the respect to human dignity” must not be chosen as sacramental wines. Black Church activists, nevertheless, want more concrete actions from the clergy. On February Read more

Makers of sacramental wine, altar bread suffer economic hit due to pandemic

Monday, August 24th, 2020

With the global pandemic practically shutting everything down for months, the sacramental wine and altar bread business has suffered like other businesses in the country, with COVID-19 preventing most indoor public celebrations of the Mass. Catholics are for the most part unable to attend Mass in person and receive the Communion host and consecrated wine. Read more