The Year of the National Eucharistic Congress and Missionary Sending 2024-25 is the third and final year of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival.
Registration opens Feb. 15 for 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
Church leaders upbeat after key synodal assembly for Europe
Catholic delegates have praised the conciliatory atmosphere of debates on the church’s future direction at a continental assembly preparing Europe’s recommendations for October’s Rome Synod on Synodality.
Joy, gratitude and honest words mark close of synod’s North American phase
“The love for people’s Catholic faith and their Catholic identity abounds in the meetings. It’s so present, and it underlies everything,” said Julia McStravog, a theologian and co-coordinator of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ team for the continental phase of the synod.
Vatican rejects proposed governing council of bishops and laity in Germany
Vatican officials sent a letter to Bishop Bätzing to say the bishops do not have the authority to create a synodal body that supersedes the authority of the bishops’ conference.
Church tensions are not new or all bad, says Cardinal Hollerich
Cardinal Hollerich noted that the document for the current continental phase of the synod acknowledged the tensions in the Catholic Church but also insisted that, if the church is a tent, tension on the lines is needed to hold it up.
Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music
“Music has this really unique ability to really capture the heart of the mystery of the Eucharist,” said Marilyn Santos, associate director of the USCCB’s Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis.
‘A love that’s like breathing’
Anne McCarney shares her story of faith and love for the Eucharist.
Eucharist-themed ‘BREAD Talks’ are coming to a brewery near you
Beginning in January, the diocese’s Eucharistic Revival initiative is hosting “BREAD Talks” in each of the diocese’s five area deaneries, each at a different brewery.