The Tablet February 2, 2021
Firefighters work after a deadly explosion at the parish center of the Church of Our Lady of La Paloma in downtown Madrid Jan. 20, 2021. A priest and a member of the parish were among four killed in the explosion, which was caused by a gas leak. (Photo: CNS/Juan Medina, Reuters)
The Tablet Staff
MANHATTAN Following an explosion caused by a gas leak in the Archdiocese of Madrid, a consecrated host was found fully intact amid the rubble in the tabernacle at the Church of Our Lady of La Paloma.
On Jan. 20 a building next door to the parish grounds combusted, the impact of which also destroyed four floors of a building housing parish priests, a nursing home run by the parish and a nearby school, reported Catholic News Agency.
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Dublin, Ireland, Jul 20, 2018 / 05:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With less than a month to go until Pope Francis visits Dublin for the World Meeting of Families, organizers are moving forward with spiritual preparations as well as the practical, and have called for some 4,000 Eucharistic ministers to serve at the closing Mass.
According to the Archdiocese of Dublin, they are expecting around 500,000 people for the event’s closing Mass in Phoenix Park Aug. 26, which will be celebrated by Pope Francis, who will arrive to Dublin Aug. 25 to close the week-long event.
To ensure all attendees have access to communion at Mass, the archdiocese sent an appeal July 17 for some 4,000 Eucharistic ministers – whether they be priests, religious, consecrated or laity – who have already been trained and assist with the distribution of communion in their home parishes.