Northern pilgrimage begins with a call to holiness and an intimate walk in the woods with Jesus May 20, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News In full vestments and flanked by pines, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens held high the Eucharist in a golden monstrance, making the sign of the cross over the stream that flowed gently from the placid lake behind him. Next to him, a signpost read, “Here 1,475 FT above the ocean, the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2,552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.”
Sisters on Eucharistic pilgrimage’s ‘Seton Route’ see God’s providence in preparations May 17, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Learning to reverse a truck attached to a camper trailer wasn’t on Mother Mary Maximilian Cote’s to-do list — until recently, when it became a pressing need. On May 18, she and three other members of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love are joining the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, and she’s a back-up driver for their support vehicle.
Pilgrim priest: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage helps reveal the church’s ‘deepest core’ May 17, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Father Roger Landry may be the reason 24 young people and several priests are walking thousands of miles across the United States this summer with the Eucharist.
Planning to join up with the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage? Here’s what you need to know May 17, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News There are hundreds of opportunities for Catholics to join the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage for Mass, adoration, processions and other events. However, casually meeting up with perpetual pilgrims along the four routes may be trickier, and is even prohibited along certain sections of the journey, according to pilgrimage leaders.
Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off May 18-19 with Masses, processions at iconic sites, including Baltimore and Emmitsburg May 16, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The routes’ 24 “perpetual pilgrims,” along with their priest chaplains and seven seminarians will accompany the Eucharist, exposed in a monstrance, as they travel — often on foot — across the United States.
Mountains, valleys and plains mark National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Serra Route May 15, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Beginning on the eve of Pentecost May 18, the Serra Route is one of four National Pilgrimage Routes that will converge in Indianapolis ahead of the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress. The pilgrimage and the congress are part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that launched in 2022.
National Eucharistic Congress includes series exclusive to priest, deacon participants May 14, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News A special track just for priests has been added to the schedule of the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis July 17-21, with speakers including two bishops and prominent theologians.
City named for body of Christ, Alabama shrine and Kentucky’s Trappist monastery on southern route May 14, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Beginning on Pentecost May 19, the Juan Diego Route is one of four National Pilgrimage Routes that will converge in Indianapolis ahead of the July 17-21 National Eucharistic Congress. The pilgrimage and the congress are part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that launched in 2022.
‘Wildcat’ a reminder of Flannery O’Connor’s enduring attraction May 9, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Movie & Television Reviews Ethan Hawke knows “Wildcat,” his film about the life and imagination of Southern writer Flannery O’Connor released May 3, is unlikely to attract general audiences. “It’s a difficult subject matter for a lot of people. They don’t know what to make out of it,” he said in a Q&A with media April 30. The film […]
Texas Carmelites file for restraining order, defying Vatican’s latest governance directive April 24, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A community of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, has filed for a temporary restraining order against Vatican-imposed leadership, underscoring their rejection of a Vatican decision to place its governance under a national Carmelite association.
Cardinal Dolan, delegation continue CNEWA visit in Israel and Palestine, following Iran’s attack April 15, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he and other members of a delegation traveling in Israel and Palestine “feel safe and secure” April 14, after Israel defended itself overnight from unprecedented Iranian drone strikes and missiles.
Pope Francis grants plenary indulgences for National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, Congress participants April 10, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress and related National Eucharistic Pilgrimage now have opportunities to receive plenary indulgences, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced April 9.
