In the back of the Expo Hall at the National Eucharistic Congress, hundreds of rotating volunteers are helping feed the hungry in Indiana. Donning a neon yellow hair cap, Catholics of all ages found a place in an assembly line to measure and pack food on behalf of Million Meal Movement, a nonprofit in the state.
Hundreds of priests, around 100 bishops and several cardinals concelebrated the morning Mass in Lucas Oil Stadium July 18 — a liturgy that kicked off the first full day of National Eucharistic Congress that had officially opened the evening prior with a revival centered around a beautiful Holy Hour.
As expected, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton turned to the Texas Supreme Court on July 15 to appeal a ruling issued earlier in the month by a state judge that dismissed his effort to shut down Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The National Eucharistic Congress is officially underway, kicking off the five-day celebration of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist in an immense ceremony on July 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Delegates at the Republican National Convention approved a new party platform July 15 that largely reflects their nominee Donald Trump’s political positions, many in his own words.
The U.S. Supreme Court July 16 granted a stay of execution for a Catholic inmate in Texas, Ruben Gutierrez, just 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection.
As an anticipated 50,000 Catholics descend upon Indianapolis July 17-21 for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, among them will be a multitude of permanent deacons — men whom Pope Francis has called “the guardians of service.”
Whether you’re 8 years old or in your 80s, at some point in your life you’ve probably struggled with the question, “Why do we have to go to Mass?”
For the thousands of devout Catholics filling Lucas Oil Stadium this week, the National Eucharistic Congress is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deepen their faith amongst fellow believers.
The monstrance holding the Eucharist gleamed in the midday sun July 16 as pilgrims on the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s northern Marian Route turned a downtown corner and came into view of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the pilgrimage’s final destination.
