All churches in a French diocese have been ordered to keep consecrated hosts in secure places, rather than tabernacles in some cases, after thefts. Bishop Pascal Roland of Bellay-Ars diocese told priests to leave tabernacles open to show they contained no valuable ciboria. But hosts could be left in a tabernacle if it is made Read more
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Bishop directs that tabernacles go back to centre of sanctuaries
Friday, June 27th, 2014
An American bishop has directed that tabernacles that used to be in the centre of sanctuaries in churches and chapels are to be returned there. In a recent pastoral letter, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield emphasised that devotion to the Eucharist is central to faith. Bishop Paprocki directed that “tabernacles that were formerly in the Read more