(OSV News) A possible Eucharistic miracle in Connecticut is now under investigation by the Vatican.Archbishop Leonard P. Blair told a Hartford television news station May 2 that the Dicastery (formerly Congregation) for the Doctrine of the Faith will examine whether an apparent multiplication of Communion hosts during a March 5 liturgy at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston, Connecticut, was supernatural. The church, along with Immaculate Conception Church and St. Casimir Church, both in Terryvill
null / EWTN News NightlyBoston, Mass., May 4, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).The Archdiocese of Hartford is appealing to the Vatican for guidance on how to proceed with its investigation of a possible eucharistic miracle at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Thomaston, Connecticut.The referral is the first public update by the archdiocese since it was first reported in late March that Jesus, truly present in the holy Eucharist, appeared to multiply himself in the ciborium, typically a gold chalice that holds the eucharistic body of Christ. "Reports such as the alleged miracle in Thomaston require referral to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome. The archdiocese has proceeded accordingly and will await a response in due time," David Elliott, a spokesman for the archdiocese, told CNA Thursday.It s unclear how long the dicastery could take to respond to the archdiocese s request, Elliott told CNA.Since news of the possible eucharistic miracle spread, a number of