2024 International Eucharistic Congress

The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress is taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8–15 in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the country’s consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Over 20,000 people will attend the congress from at least 40 countries around the world. The theme of the 2024 international congress is “Fraternity to Heal the World.” You can watch all the events of the #IEC2024 at EWTN: https://www.ewtn.com/eucharist

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A view of the Opera House in the port zone of Sydney.

Next International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Sydney in 2028

Sep 16, 2024

By David Ramos, Diego López Marina

The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, wrapped up with the announcement that Sydney will host the next congress... Read more

“Conversion is a forgetting of ourselves, it is to stop pretending to be the center of the universe… and saying: ‘Lord, sit down, now the center is going to be you’” Bishop Munilla said during his Sept. 11, 2024, presentation at the International Eucharistic Congress.

15 high-impact quotes by Bishop Munilla at the International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 14, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The presentation by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, was considered one of... Read more

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8–15, 2024.

Bishop Munilla in Quito: Without Jesus Christ, we don’t know how to love

Sep 13, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain, delivered a powerful summons at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador. Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 11, 2024.

Bishop Cozzens emphasizes Eucharist, ‘transfiguration of the world’ at Eucharistic Congress

Sep 12, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

“The Eucharist and the Transfiguration of the World” was the title of the presentation given by Bishop Andrew Cozzens at... Read more

Archbishop of Santo Domingo Francisco Ozoria delivering his homily Tuesday at the International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador.

Priority of Mass for priests driven home at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 12, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Eucharist must be the heart of the priest’s life. This truth was driven home by the Archbishop of Santo... Read more

Leyden Rovelo-Krull is the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Travails of child migrant trek to U.S. spotlighted at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

The suffering of tens of thousands of recently arrived migrant children in the U.S. was addressed during a talk this... Read more

Mother Veronica of the Holy Faith (left) shows some of the hosts that will be consecrated during the International Eucharistic Congress; portrait of St. Mariana of Jesus (right).

Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress made in home of Ecuador’s first saint

Sep 11, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Some 65,000 hosts for the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress could not have come from a better place: the home of... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens shared stories of profound healing and renewal as a result of the National Eucharistic Congress that was held earlier this summer in Indianapolis.

At International Eucharistic Congress, Bishop Cozzens shares fruits of U.S. Eucharistic Congress

Sep 10, 2024

By Diego López Marina

Bishop Andrew Cozzens at the International Eucharistic Congress shared several “surprising” fruits of the National Eucharistic Congress in the United... Read more

Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California.

Eucharist is my strength in difficult times, bishop tells International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 9, 2024

By Diego López Marina

In an interview at the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, Bishop Oscar Cantú explained the importance of a... Read more

A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

1,600 children receive first Communion at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 9, 2024

By Diego López Marina

From the early hours of the morning of Sept. 8, a multitude of faithful began to congregate on the esplanade... Read more

Pope Francis delivers a video message to participants in the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 8-15, 2024. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said in his message recorded at the Vatican, "a profound brotherhood, born of union with God..."

Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity

Sep 8, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis sent a video message for the first day of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, taking place in Quito,... Read more

EWTN will broadcast the opening and closing Masses, along with various sessions of the International Eucharistic Congress, throughout the coming week.

How to participate in the International Eucharistic Congress at home

Sep 6, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, which begins this Sunday in Quito, Ecuador, is generating great expectations around the world. Read more

The President of the Communications Commission of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress, Father Livingston Olivares (left) accompanies EWTN Vice President for Programming and Production Peter Gagnon (center-right), EWTN Vice President for Spanish-language Production, Marketing and Radio Enrique Duprat (center-left), EWTN Production Director Michael Holmes (far right) and IEC Quito 2024 Communications Coordinator Marcelo Mejía (front, kneeling) at the Monument to the Equator, the exact location of the Equator (from which the country of Ecuador takes its name) on the outskirts of the country's capital city of Quito, site of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress.

Prior to Quito 2024, there have been 4 International Eucharistic Congresses in Latin America

Sep 4, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Catholic Church in Latin America is once again preparing to host an International Eucharistic Congress, the fifth the region... Read more

Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.

Preview of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress

Aug 30, 2024

By Diego López Marina

In little more than a week, the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress will get underway in Quito, Ecuador. Read more

Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.

International Eucharistic Congress to put Christ at the center of the life of the world

Aug 18, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

Father Juan Carlos Garzón said the event will be an opportunity to “put the Eucharistic Christ at the center of... Read more

Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, Ecuador.

10 things to know about the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador

Jul 23, 2024

By Diego López Marina

The theme of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress is “Fraternity to Heal the World.” Read more