By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 11, 2024 / 07:00 am The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, taking place July 17–21 in Indianapolis, is expected to draw tens of thousands of people for Masses, worship, talks, workshops, and more to celebrate Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist. The congress, the first such event …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 14:00 pm Registration opened on Thursday for the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress, a “milestone” in the third year of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) initiative to renew the Catholic Church through the Eucharist. The five-day congress will be held in …

By Lauretta Brown Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 15, 2023 / 15:40 pm During the first public session of their spring meeting in Orlando, Florida, the U.S. bishops discussed spreading the love of the Eucharist as part of their three-year Eucharistic Revival initiative, the Holy Father’s emphasis on synodality, and the ways …

by Joe Bukuras Crookston, Minn., Apr 20, 2022 / 15:19 pm “Providential” is the word that Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston used to describe the April 25 release of “ALIVE: Who is there?”, a movie highlighting the transformative power of the Eucharist. He said the movie is timed perfectly for …

by CNA Staff Vatican City, Dec 10, 2021 / 07:40 am Pope Francis on Friday named a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The pope appointed Father Joseph A. Williams, a priest of the archdiocese, to the role on Dec. 10. The 47-year-old is the pastor of …

by Shannon Mullen, Katie Yoder Baltimore, Md., Nov 17, 2021 / 16:20 pm Seeking to rekindle devotion to the Eucharist, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted Nov. 17 to launch an ambitious, three-year revival initiative, culminating with a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in 2024. “My sense, from speaking …

by CNA Staff Vatican City, Oct 18, 2021 / 06:20 am Pope Francis on Monday named the chair of the US bishops’ evangelization committee as the new bishop of Crookston, Minnesota. The pope appointed Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, the 53-year-old auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 19, 2021 / 17:02 pm More U.S. bishops have issued guidance on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses, following a papal document that on Friday imposed restrictions on the use of traditional liturgy. Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, in a …

by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Jun 18, 2021 / 17:39 pm The bishops of the United States discussed on Friday a program of “Eucharistic Revival” which will aim to foster deeper devotion and knowledge about the Eucharist nationwide beginning next summer. Bishop Andrew Cozzens, an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul …