‘Explaining The Faith’ Archives

Eucharistic Miracle: Feast of the Corpus Christi, Orvieto Italy

In 1263 a German priest, Peter of Prague, stopped at Bolsena while on a pilgrimage to Rome. He is described as being a pious priest, but one who found it difficult to believe that Christ was actually present in the consecrated Host. While celebrating Holy Mass above the tomb of St. Christina [...]