As Paris stands in the starting blocks for the 2024 Olympic Games that kick off July 26, the Olympic truce was launched in the iconic La Madeleine church in the heart of the French capital July 19.
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New USCCB African American Affairs Leader Says He’s a ‘Bridge Builder’
With more than two decades of youth and young adult ministry experience under his belt, Dr. Ansel Augustine considers his new role with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on African American Affairs one of bridge building between not just clergy and laity, but between older and younger generations of Catholics.
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Miracles Exhibit Draws Big Lines at National Eucharistic Congress
An international exhibit designed and created by Blessed Carlo Acutis, showcasing the miracles he documented on his website before his death, made its way to the National Eucharistic Congress.
National Eucharistic Congress Closes After Five Days Filled With ‘Faith and Love’
For Diego and Jenny Oviedo, knowing that it was the first event of its kind in over 80 years, it was paramount that they make it to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. From their first step in the Expo Center, the Ozone Park couple knew the money and time put into the five-day revival was worth it, and were elated to grow in their understanding of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Eucharistic Pilgrimage Planned for 2025, Next Congress Before 2033
A Eucharistic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to Los Angeles is being planned for spring 2025, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, announced July 21 at the end of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress’ closing Mass.
President Joe Biden Withdraws From 2024 Presidential Race; Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, will be a one-term President.
Anti-Death Penalty Group Decries Alabama’s Third Execution This Year: ‘This is Not Justice’
Keith Gavin, a 64-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt, was executed by lethal injection on July 18 in Alabama.
Volunteers Come Together at National Eucharistic Congress to Provide Food Relief for Indiana’s Hungry
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.
National Congress Delves Into the Eucharist as ‘The Greatest Love Story Ever Told’
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.
Texas AG Appeals Decision to Continue Border Ministry
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.