It is important for pastors to make every effort to accommodate and normalize the experience of Holy Communion for the faithful, including those suffering from celiac disease. Canon 912 states, “any baptized person not prohibited by law can and must be admitted to Holy Communion.” In the United States there are four approved distributors of low-gluten hosts known to the USCCB – Secretariat of Divine Worship:
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
31970 State Highway P, Clyde, MO 64432-8100
800-223-2772
Gluten Content: 0.01%
Parish Crossroads
P.O. Box 84, Zionsville, IN 46077-0084
800-510-8842
Gluten Content: 0.016%
GlutenFreeHosts.com Inc.
100 Buckley Road, Liverpool, NY 13088
800-668-7324
Gluten Content: 0.002%
Cavanagh Company
610 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828
800-635-0568
Gluten Content: 0.00042%
Learn more about the Office of Worship.
Above: Bishop Bonnar distributes communion at the White Mass at St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown on February 11, 2024. Photo by Brian Keith.
