A priest who recently spent 65 days on the road with the Blessed Sacrament during a national eucharistic pilgrimage has been tapped to head the papal missions in the U.S. — and he told OSV News he’s ready to help missionaries near and far “bring God to the ends of the earth” through the Eucharist.
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Despite long wait, chance to venerate saints’ relics offers ‘graces’ for congress-goers
Saints and blesseds whose relics were available for veneration in the chapel included the four patron saints of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Juan Diego, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Junipero Serra. The relic of Mary featured in the chapel was part of her veil.
A fishy lesson
Whatever life is bringing you these days, no matter how difficult, I hope you will know and experience God’s presence in your life.
Here comes a saint who gives parents hope
Carlo shows us that you can live for God even in this modern era. He reminds us that you can become a saint without founding a religious order or dying as a martyr or doing something that seems remarkable and significant. You can become a saint by living the life God invites you to live.
Comic book tells story of Buffalo priest up for sainthood and beloved for his work with poor
Dubbed by local newspapers as “the padre of the poor,” Father Baker (1842-1936) built, in addition to the basilica, an orphanage, a maternity hospital, a trade school and a home for infant care.
Hours after his first Communion, boy begins remarkable recovery from debilitating illness
Joshua’s first Communion in the hospital connects strongly to his healing, noting that the “extraordinary grace of holy Communion is a gift not only to his soul, but to his body.”
City named for body of Christ, Alabama shrine and Kentucky’s Trappist monastery on southern route
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.
Murdered Polish missionary begins ‘path to sainthood’
Poland’s church is seeking the beatification of a young lay missionary, who was stabbed to death in a bungled robbery shortly after starting work with Catholic nuns at a children’s home in Bolivia in 2017.
Praying through the headlines in the year of prayer
It is an important and, yes, powerful thing to invite our guardian angels to guide us, as we peruse the news, toward stories most worthy of our attention; to guard us against rash judgment or bitter cynicism.
Exhibit of 200 relics at New Jersey oratory is a special gift during Lent for many faithful
Nearly 3,500 of the faithful came from as far as Maine and Maryland and waited over two hours to view 200 relics of Jesus, the Holy Family, and various saints, martyrs and blesseds exhibited at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair Feb. 24.
Chalices and chasubles: Fair displays industries revolving around religion
From Feb. 11-13, the Italian city hosted more than 200 vendors of religious art, liturgical attire and services for churches, who showcased their offerings at the Devotio International Religious Products and Services Exhibition, sponsored in part by the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education.
St. John Paul II National Shrine exhibit tells story of Ulma family’s ‘sacrificial love’
An exhibit on the martyred Ulma family currently on display at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington is a worthy tribute to the Polish family whom Pope Francis said is “for all of us a model to imitate in striving for goodness and in the service of those in need.”