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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Hundreds of people fanned out on the pavement at the beginning of the Eucharistic procession route, kneeling when the procession passed them and then standing to join in until all the participants were walking the one-mile route. (CT Photo/Gail Finke)
by Sister Constance Veit, lsp During Pentecost weekend I participated in an historic event in New Haven, Connecticut. I was not there to take part in another protest at Yale University, or even to attend any of the graduation ceremonies taking place there. Instead, I joined hundreds of other Catholics …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish hosted the National Night of Prayer for Life (NNOPFL) on Sunday, Dec. 8, through Monday, Dec. 9, uniting the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with the Feast of St. Juan Diego. The NNOPFL included adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Rosary, confessions, prayer to St. Michael, silent prayer and hymns.
By Joe Bukuras CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2023 / 17:10 pm With the National Eucharistic Congress just eight months away, the U.S. bishops announced that scholarships and single-day and weekend passes will be available to make it possible for more Catholics to attend the event to be held next July in …