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What the Eucharist Teaches us About the Moral Life
Every rite, ritual, discipline and devotion of the Catholic Church is ordered by and around the Eucharist, which the Second Vatican Council calls the “source and summit of the whole Christian life” (Lumen Gentium 11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) further underscores that “the moral life finds its …
Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Tagle as special envoy to National Eucharistic Congress
By Zoe Romanowsky CNA Newsroom, May 18, 2024 / 10:35 am Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, as his special envoy to the National Eucharistic Congress in the United States, which will be celebrated in Indianapolis July 17–21. The announcement was made …
Polarization and the Eucharist
Recognizing the potential challenge of what it means to love our neighbors amid the divisiveness accompanying the election season, the Catholic Social Action Office for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has partnered with Glenmary Father Aaron Wessman, GHM, to present a six-part series titled “Our Eucharistic Mission in a Polarized World.” …
PHOTOS From the subway to the sacred: Brooklyn’s breathtaking Eucharistic Revival
By Jeffrey Bruno New York City, N.Y., Apr 23, 2024 / 13:00 pm I’d never ridden the subway with a bishop before. But then again, how many of us have? Bishop Robert Brennan from the Diocese of Brooklyn is not your typical bishop — and I mean that with the utmost …
Catholics who participate in Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Congress can receive plenary indulgences
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Apr 10, 2024 / 18:00 pm Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), announced April 9 the opportunity for Catholics who participate in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the National Eucharistic Congress to receive plenary indulgences. Broglio requested that the …
Priest prepares for ‘crazy’ 1,500-mile Eucharistic pilgrimage
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 30, 2024 / 06:00 am Father Roger Landry has worn a lot of hats during his 25-year priesthood, figuratively speaking. But this summer he says he’ll be trading them all in for one — a sun hat to protect his fair skin as he walks …
Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer
By Jonah McKeown, Peter Pinedo CNA Staff, Mar 12, 2024 / 15:30 pm A group of two dozen young Catholic pilgrims will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through city streets and the countryside, converging at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. Collectively, the …
What to expect at the 2024 Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2024 / 07:00 am The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, taking place July 17–21 in Indianapolis, is expected to draw tens of thousands of people for Masses, worship, talks, workshops, and more to celebrate Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist. The congress, the first such event …
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?
by Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 23, 2024 / 18:25 pm The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage released a schedule of all the stops along the four pilgrimage routes planned across the country and ending at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this July. The stops, which were announced by organizers …
Bringing Parishes Together through the Eucharist
What better way to bring a Family of Parishes together than through the Eucharist, the source and summit of Catholic life? That was the thought of Father Ed Burns and his staff at Tri- County Catholics Family of Parishes, which includes St. Gabriel and St. Michael churches in Cincinnati and …
