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Oregon death metal collective, Decrepisy, (Thanamagus, Vastum, Acephalix, Ascended Dead), have reissued their four track debut album, Emetic Communion, on Carbonized Records. It is now available on limited edition vinyl (Blood Red and Silver w/ Black Splatter). Keep reading for more details. Stream/buy Emetic Communion here: https://carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emetic-communion Forged in 2020, Decrepisy rips forth with a […]

CV NEWS FEED // The Episcopal and United Methodist Churches have recently expressed desire to achieve “full communion” with one another in the wake of several conservative mass exoduses. AL.com reported that during its meeting in June, the Episcopal Church General Convention approved a resolution that encourages dialogue with the United Methodist Church “with the […]

CHICAGO (OSV News) — A permanent pilgrim on the northern National Eucharistic Pilgrimage route heading toward Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress in July said at a stop in the Chicago area that before people can encounter the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist they first have to know who Jesus is. Under the […]

Sligo cathedral John Armagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The structural changes recently announced by Pope Francis which will see dioceses in the west of Ireland merging is “largely about the sharing of resources and the deepening of communion”, according to Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran. In his homily to mark 150 years of […]

Perpetual pilgrims on the Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage pray after receiving Communion at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago June 30, 2024. OSV News photo/Simone Orendain A permanent pilgrim on the northern National Eucharistic Procession route heading toward Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress in July said at a stop in the Chicago […]

Attendees at the Diocesan Assembly in Adelaide included representatives from parishes, schools, ministries and agencies (The Southern Cross) Nearly 300 people gathered for the Archdiocese of Adelaide’s 2024 Diocesan Assembly, with Archbishop Patrick O’Regan calling for local faith communities to become “schools of communion”. Source: The Southern Cross. The Diocesan Assembly was held at the […]

“Father John is mixed up,” said the second-grader preparing for her First Communion. It was a little more nuanced than that, but Leah Claire’s obvious love for the Eucharist and excitement over receiving Jesus moved me. It also reminded me of the incredible gift we have in the Eucharist, and, sadly, how many of us […]

Episcopal priests and United Methodist ministers may be just a few years away from full recognition in each others’ churches and the ability to swap pulpits. It will be at least three years before clergy for the denominations will have that kind of interchangeability. The Episcopal Church General Convention, which concluded June 28 in Louisville, […]

Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC wouldn’t be much of an expansion if there weren’t a dozen of overlapping quest lines and obscure items to find the real purpose of. One of these peculiar items with a hidden use is Thiollier’s Concoction, a deadly brew that you can receive as part of both Thiollier’s […]

Bayle the Dread is one of the toughest bosses in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The rewards he offers are well worth the effort needed to take him down, but making use of the one thing he drops may not exactly be obvious to some players. Unlike many other Elden Ring bosses, Bayle doesn’t […]