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More than 50,000 kneel in adoration of the Eucharist at the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on July 18, 2024.

12 powerful quotes from the National Eucharistic Congress

Jul 23, 2024

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Some of the most prominent Catholics in the country spoke at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in... Read more

Steven and Joelle Schlotter, from Louisville, Kentucky, created special homemade T-shirts for their children in honor of the National Eucharistic Congress.

Families with children encouraged by National Eucharistic Congress: ‘The Church is young’

Jul 22, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Many parents brought their young children to the historic July 17–21 gathering in Indianapolis. Read more

Throughout the week, the perpetual adoration chapel at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis has been full to overflowing.

Packed adoration chapel at National Eucharistic Congress overflows with devotion to Jesus

Jul 22, 2024

By Zelda Caldwell

Located across the street from the Indiana Convention Center, the historic church became home base for many attendees. Read more

Nearly 60,000 people attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, 2024.

National Eucharistic Congress ends with prayer for ‘new Pentecost’ for U.S. Church

Jul 21, 2024

By Courtney Mares

“Those who choose to stay with Jesus will be sent by Jesus,” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told the crowd of... Read more

Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, who spearheaded the U.S. bishops’ initiative of Eucharistic Revival, adores Christ in the Eucharist with tens of thousands of people in Lucas Oil Stadium on July 17, 2024.

National Eucharistic Congress begins in Indianapolis: ‘We did this for you, Lord’

Jul 18, 2024

By Jonah McKeown, Courtney Mares

The Congress, which has drawn tens of thousands of people to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, is the first such... Read more

Christina Wheatley, a cancer survivor, in front of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Indianapolis, where a welcome Mass was held July 16, 2024, to kick off the National Eucharistic Congress.

From cancer to healing: A pilgrim’s journey to the National Eucharistic Congress

Jul 16, 2024

By Zelda Caldwell

Christina Wheatley is one of the 50,000-some pilgrims expected to attend the congress taking place from July 17–21 in Indianapolis. Read more

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National Eucharistic Congress releases schedule, offers scholarships and weekend passes

Nov 16, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

As many as 80,000 Catholics are expected to attend the event from July 17–21, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium, home... Read more

Indianapolis archbishop offers prayers in response to local mass shooting

Apr 16, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Archbishop of Indianapolis on Friday offered prayers and called on Catholics to work to end gun violence, after a... Read more

Catholic school teacher fired for gay marriage sues Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Jul 10, 2019

A teacher at a Catholic school in Indianapolis whose contract was terminated due to his same-sex marriage is suing the... Read more

Indiana Catholic priest charged with domestic violence against wife

Mar 1, 2018

A married Catholic priest in the Indianapolis archdiocese faces several criminal domestic violence charges after he allegedly assaulted his wife... Read more

Bishop Christopher J. Coyne gives a blessing March 25, 2012 during the Mass of Dedication at the new St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Church in Floyd County, Ind. (Criterion file photo)

Bishop Coyne of Indianapolis picked to head Vermont diocese

Dec 22, 2014

Auxiliary Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Indianapolis has been chosen by Pope Francis to be the next bishop of Burlington,... Read more

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The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

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Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

Missouri’s bishops said citizens can reach out to the governor’s office to express opposition to the pending execution of Christopher Collings, who was convicted of the 2007 abduction, rape, torture and murder of a 9-year-old girl. Collings is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3, 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Missouri convicted murderer’s death row case

According to Venerable English College, during the Catholic persecution in England, students would gather around the “Martyrs’ Picture” in the chapel to sing the Te Deum — a Latin hymn of thanksgiving — whenever news reached Rome of the martyrdom of a former student. This custom continues today on Martyrs’ Day, Dec. 1, when the relics of the martyrs, preserved beneath the altar, are venerated by the students.

English seminary in Rome commemorates Martyrs’ Day on St. Ralph Sherwin’s feast

Smoke of war rises over a residential area in Aleppo. On Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.

As Aleppo’s Christians face new ordeal, Church leaders call for courage and faith

The Reverend Mother Superior Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican suppresses Carmelite monastery following long-running controversy

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