Vatican investigates alleged 'miracle' at Connecticut church

THOMASTON, Conn. (NewsNation) — The Vatican is now investigating an extraordinary event that allegedly took place during a mass at a Roman Catholic church in Thomaston back in March, leaving the faithful in awe.

Rev. Joseph Crowley, the head of the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, was leading Mass at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston when he reported the wafers distributed during Communion multiplied inside the ciborium, which is the container used to hold the wafers, also referred to as Communion host.

"God duplicated himself in this moment. Very powerful, very awesome, very real, very shocking. But also, it happens," Crowley said.

A parishioner who was assisting with distributing the Communion wafers allegedly reported that there was a shortage of hosts. However, they then found there were plenty of wafers remaining.

Now, the alleged event is being investigated as a possible "miracle" by the Vatican.

Although the multiplication of communion wafers may seem relatively inconsequential, it holds great significance for Catholics.

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