In Washington, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes national blessing, downtown procession June 8, 2026By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage came to Washington to renew and deepen faith in Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Pope Leo’s Corpus Christi Mass and procession in Madrid draws 1.2 million June 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid as Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the Spanish capital June 7 for the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the liturgical feast celebrating the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
Leo: Keep beautiful witness of Corpus Christi processions alive June 3, 2026By Deborah Castellano Lubov OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has encouraged the faithful to keep alive the public witness of faith made visible in Eucharistic processions, recalling that this week the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.
Lessons from Corpus Christi May 30, 2026By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist Every procession on Corpus Christi says, in its own public and beautiful way, that we are made for more than what this world can offer. We are pilgrims, and this sacrament is food for the journey. What we receive under sacramental signs now, we hope one day to behold unveiled.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage commemorates Catholic history along South Atlantic coast May 29, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News (OSV News) — After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is marking its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina. Four parishes in the Tar Heel State are hosting Mass and Eucharistic adoration as the nine perpetual pilgrims traveling this year’s route head north along the East Coast. The […]
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage highlights Georgia Martyrs ahead of Oct. 31 beatification May 27, 2026By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Saints, World News As the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage continued to make its way up the East Coast, it took a day to encounter Friar Pedro de Corpa and Companions, the five Franciscan friars — also known as the Georgia Martyrs — who will be beatified Oct. 31 in Savannah, Georgia.
Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore May 27, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.
Invitation to joy May 21, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.”
National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’ April 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News Amid what it called “a moment of heightened tension” in the U.S. and the world, the National Eucharistic Congress said its use of the phrase “one nation under God” is “not about political statements, but about spiritual renewal.”
After eucharistic encounter, dying baby is thriving one year later April 3, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News Andrea, 24, and her husband, Wyatt, 25, spoke with OSV News about little Catherine’s incredible recovery in 2025 after a priest placed a eucharistic host on her. The priest involved also spoke with OSV News. The Artz family — a Catholic family of six located in Gann Valley in central South Dakota — said their third daughter spent 107 days in the hospital before they could bring her home.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage seeks to be a sacred journey for U.S. at 250 years March 29, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage — which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 — marks a moment for “a country still in conversion,” and “a country still on pilgrimage,” said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic Congress organization.
How Triduum can strengthen love for Eucharist March 29, 2026By Christopher Carstens OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter, Eucharist, Lent Jesus’ Paschal sacrifice is made really, truly present before our praying eyes on the altar at every Mass. And even after Mass, his body, blood, soul and divinity remain in our midst in the tabernacle. The Triduum attunes us to this reality each year.
