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JESUS HAS ARRIVED at the opening Revival of the National Eucharistic Congress.
#EucharisticRevival
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#TruePresence
#Eucharist
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#Catholicism
(OSV News video/Gretchen R. Crowe)
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Morning Mass today at Lucas Oil Stadium for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, the first such congress in the U.S. in 83 years.
#EucharisticRevival
#Eucharist
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(OSV News video/Maria Wiering & Gretchen R. Crowe)
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Blessed for success: On the eve of the National Eucharistic Congress, the OSV News team received an impromptu blessing from Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of Indianapolis.
#EucharisticRevival
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With a green light from his doctor, Pope Francis has assured young people that he will be with them in Portugal for World Youth Day despite his recent surgery.
@CatholicNewsSvc
@CatholicReview
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Thousands of pilgrims filled the streets of Indianapolis for a July 20 eucharistic procession that capped day 4 of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. (OSV News video/Gina Christian & Bob Roller)
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A Pentecost Vigil Mass and a Eucharistic procession in New Haven, Conn., kick off the eastern route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage May 18, 2024. (OSV News video/
@MariaPiaChin
)
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Our International Editor Paulina Guzik has both a scholarly & journalistic background–she’s associate professor at the Pontifical University of JPII, anchors a national television show & served as Director of International Media for World Youth Day 2016, among many other feats.
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Pilgrims on the Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage walk with Jesus in the Eucharist through the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, May 20, 2024, on the second day of the pilgrimage. (OSV News video/Maria Wiering)
#EucharisticRevival
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Two months, 551 stops in 65 dioceses and 6,500+ miles later — with more than 100,000 participants along the way — the four routes of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage converged July 16, ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress.
#EucharisticRevival
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Two of the Hillybilly Thomists, Dominican Fathers Justin Bolger and Simon Teller, sing one of their favorite Eucharistic hymns, "Tantum Ergo," for OSV News July 20 during the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.
#EucharisticRevival
OSV News video/Gina Christian)
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On the ground with Tim Glemkowski, CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress -- crowds line the streets outside St. John the Evangelist in Indianapolis ahead of the final Mass for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
#EucharisticRevival
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#Breaking
: After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said.
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If this youngster’s podcast sounds familiar, that’s because it’s inspired by Father Mike Schmitz’s chart-topping podcast, “The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz).”
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@DetroitCatholic
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The streets outside Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis were abuzz with excitement July 17 as Catholics of all ages and walks of life gathered for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, the first such congress in 83 years.
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The entire Ulma family was beatified in Markowa Sept. 10. They were executed by the Nazis for hiding eight Jews, including a 3-year-old girl, in their home. Their martyrdom was recognized last year.
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“I’m offering them the hospitality of the seminary as well as the opportunity to get acclimated, acculturated and see what the next steps would be after that,” Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said.
#Nicaragua
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A historically Black Catholic fraternal organization is growing -- and its members are drawing strength from the Eucharist to live out the Gospel message, said its top leader.
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Pilgrims gathered in Lisbon earlier today for World Youth Day! Opening Mass currently underway.
#WorldYouthDay
#Lisboa2023
#WYD
(OSV News video/Bob Roller)
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Days after his appointment by Pope Francis, OSV News spoke with Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., who shared his thoughts on his new role and more.
@TrentonMonitor
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Catholics who will not be among the more than 40,000 people attending the 10th National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 will be able to watch or listen to key portions of the event.
#EucharisticRevival
DETAILS↓
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A new paid family leave policy in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, will help support families, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington said in a recent diocesan podcast.
@AngelusNews
@arlingtonchurch
@BishopBurbidge
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♫“Christ will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food…”♫
Eucharistic Adoration at the second Revival night of the National Eucharistic Congress July 18 with polyphony sung by “Floriani,” a men’s vocal ensemble. (OSV News video/
@MariaPiaChin
&
@jesserersmith
)
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Happy New Year, happy new news service! 🥂🎉
Prayers please, while we are hard at work behind the scenes facilitating technical transitions.
#OSVNews
#Catholic
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#Inform
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Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a community of Benedictines were preparing for as many as 10,000 pilgrims to flock to their monastery to view and pray before the body of their foundress Sister Wilhelmina, whose recently exhumed body appears to be incorrupt.
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At the third revival night of the National Eucharistic Congress in Lucas Oil Stadium, Sister Josephine Garrett emphasized the event marked a beginning, not an end, for participants.
#EucharisticRevival
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We have a great team of news professionals bringing their talents together in service of the Church & of Truth. Leading up to launch, we’ll be introducing team members, and how we’re working to help inform, form & inspire Catholics with our work.
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Catholic journalism should inspire our faith to be alive, awake & on mission to spread the Good News. National News & Features Editor Peter Jesserer Smith shares his passion for the core mission of OSV News: to bring Christ to the world.
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#News
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Aug. 6 marks the 30th anniversary of John Paul II’s encyclical “Veritatis Splendor”--the first and only papal encyclical focused on moral theology. Its continued importance cannot be underestimated, even while its teachings are often overlooked or ignored.
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Not attending the National Eucharistic Congress in person? Here's where to watch and listen to key portions of the event.
#EucharisticRevival
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The Word on Fire evangelization ministry recently announced the release of "Wonder," a five-part documentary project that explores the interplay between various aspects of science and Catholic tradition.
@WordOnFire
@DetroitCatholic
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40,000 Catholics have registered for next week's National Eucharistic Congress, the pinnacle of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival. Here are six things to expect:
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@FrRogerLandry
blesses the support van and trailer accompanying Seton Route perpetual pilgrims traveling with the Eucharist in a monstrance, as they journey — often on foot — across the United States for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. (OSV News photo/
@MariaPiaChin
)
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Hispanics are the fastest-growing demographic in the U.S. Church, and we are happy to be providing Spanish-language content, both translated and original, which will be managed by experienced Spanish Editor Maria-Pia Chin.
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ñol
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Those unable to be at the National Eucharistic Congress for whatever reason may feel a bit like Cinderella without a ticket to the ball. But the most substantial, life changing things scheduled to take place are available to almost every Catholic.
#Column
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A Eucharistic blessing was given at the headwaters of the Mississippi River May 19 as pilgrims travel the Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. (OSV News video/Maria Wiering)
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It’s the final countdown to our Jan 1 launch — watch your local Catholic news source for OSV News content in the new year!
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#Catholic
#News
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#CatholicChurch
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#Launch
#NewsLaunch
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#countdown
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Congress-goers walk outdoors after the July 20 revival in Lucas Oil Stadium, held each night as part of the National Eucharistic Revival. (OSV News photo/Peter Jesserer Smith)
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#EucharisticCongress
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#BREAKING
:
@BpJamesJohnston
of
@DioceseKCSJ
released results of the investigation by medical experts into Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster's incorruptibility in a press release Aug. 22, the feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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When his critically ill son Adrian, 7, went into cardiac arrest in October 2022, Arek Szura made a promise to God: “If you let him walk out of this hospital, I will walk from our house on my hands and knees to church to thank you.”
@TabletNewspaper
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After all-night adoration at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, the Seton route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage processes to nearby St. Joseph's Church for Pentecost Mass. Afterwards, the pilgrimage will travel to Bridgeport, Conn., via boat. (OSV News photo/Paul Haring)
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Thousands walk down Meridian Street past the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Indianapolis July 20 for a Eucharistic procession in conjunction with the National Eucharistic Congress. (OSV News photo/
@jesserersmith
)
#EucharisticRevival
#EucharisticCongress
#EucharisticProcession
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Our International editor
@Guzik_Paulina
is on her way to
#WorldYouthDay
, and Photo editor Bob Roller is already in Lisbon taking pictures! Be sure to keep an eye out for OSV News coverage of
#WYD2023
.
#Lisboa2023
Komu w drogę temu opóźniony Wizzair do Lizbony i pierwsze osobiste spotkanie z
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na Okęciu. Lizbono, przybywamy!
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On the second night of the National Eucharistic Congress, close to 50,000 Catholics prayed together, listened to personal testimonies and were invited to reflect on how to turn away from obstacles dampening the fire of their love for Christ.
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Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
@CatholicNewsSvc
@CatholicReview
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U.S. President Joe Biden visited Knock shrine in County Mayo today in Ireland, where he touched the apparition wall as part of his tour. Watch your local Catholic news source for the OSV News story.
📸 credit: John Cooney, manager of Knock Shrine
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The opening Revival session of the National Eucharistic Congress will be starting soon.
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#EucharisticCongress
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Worship of our Eucharistic Lord via processions is part of the World Youth Day experience in Lisbon, Portugal -- watch your local Catholic news source for more OSV News coverage of
#WYD2023
! (OSV News video/Bob Roller and Paulina Guzik)
#WorldYouthDay
#Lisboa2023
#Eucharist
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A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.
@CatholicNewsSvc
@CathStarHerald
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Our international editor Paulina Guzik is in Rome for the funeral of Benedict XVI--follow your local Catholic news source for OSV News coverage.
#OSVNews
#BenedictXVI
#CatholicTwitter
W takich chwilach to prawdziwy przywilej dla dziennikarza - być tu, gdzie są zwrócone oczy całego świata.
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What is OSV News? We are a truly
#Catholic
press that informs, forms & inspires through excellent, accurate & faithful content. Our vision is to form disciples & make saints by serving as the preeminent provider of Catholic content in the world.
#Launch
#NewYear
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🎶 We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you...🎶
The Gloria being sung at Sunday Mass July 21 for the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Lucas Oil Stadium. (OSV News video/Bob Roller)
#EucharisticCongress
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"Countless women religious have dedicated their lives to public service in the United States...that legacy should be cherished, not thrown beneath the feet of jeering crowds..."
#Column
by
@PatrickMaryOP
on
@CentralMNCath
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French bishops called for “fasting and prayer” in a March 4 statement with the Pontifical Academy for Life releasing its own communique on the same day, saying, “There can be no ‘right’ to end a human life.”
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The church in Ireland is launching a Year for Vocations as it grapples with a steep decline in seminary numbers and with aging priests.
@DetroitCatholic
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Pope Francis asked Catholics to get ready for the jubilee journey with a Year of Prayer and now, a few months after the year was officially announced, a kind of prayer prep-school is in session.
@CatholicNewsSvc
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Bishops Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester and Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend voice their concerns over the proliferation of rules from federal agencies that threaten religious freedom and distort the truth of the human person.
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For the first time, the names of religious sisters who died in the Allied bombing raids that accompanied D-Day will be honored.
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Pentecost Mass at Lake Itasca Region Pioneers Farm in Shevlin, Minn., May 19 — after Mass will be a Eucharistic procession to the headwaters of the Mississippi River, where the 1,000-mile Eucharistic procession along the Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage starts!
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Father Norman Fischer, a beloved priest known for his wide smile, selfless service and joyful life of following Jesus Christ, passed away on July 14 at age 50.
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The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication addressed questions about the dicastery’s regular practice of posting art by Father Marko Rupnik on the Vatican News website and social media, especially to illustrate church feast days.
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Perpetual pilgrims for the Juan Diego route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage begin the day May 19 with Pentecost Mass celebrated by Bishop E. Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, before starting the day's miles-long Eucharistic procession. (OSV News photo/Tom McCarthy)
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Kate Scanlon is our National Reporter covering Washington, D.C., bringing Catholic perspective to the U.S. political scene.
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A brief glimpse of today's evening vigil with Pope Francis at World Youth Day -- watch for OSV News coverage of World Youth Day in your local Catholic news source!
#WYD2023
#Lisboa2023
#WorldYouthDay
#EveningVigil
#Prayer
#Catholic
(OSV News video/Bob Roller)
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“World Youth Day is a tangible example of the catholicity of the Church: People from all around the world are there. And most of those coming haven’t experienced that before..."
#WYD2023
#Lisboa2023
Read "The ‘life-changing’ experience of World Youth Day":
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Two priests renowned for their efforts to promote devotion to the Divine Mercy have been appointed leaders of their congregation’s provincialate.
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The rector of St. Patrick’s in NYC announces that a Mass of Reparation was celebrated at the cathedral two days after "sacrilegious" and "deceptive" funeral.
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"I sought the Lord, and he answered me, delivered me from all my fears" Ps 35:5
Catholic school students lifted their voices in prayer and praise as they took shelter during the Little Rock, Ark. tornadoes March 31. 🙏
@OSVNews
story by
@GinaJesseReina
:
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"To prevent and end homelessness ... We must truly see the unhoused — not grow accustomed to passing them by without seeing their full humanity."
#Column
@CatholicReview
@CCharitiesUSA
@USICHgov
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Hundreds of priests, around 100 bishops and several cardinals concelebrated the morning Mass in Lucas Oil Stadium July 18 -- a liturgy that kicked off the first full day of National Eucharistic Congress.
#EucharisticRevival
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International Editor Paulina Guzik is on the ground in Lisbon after the opening Mass for World Youth Day.
#WorldYouthDay
#Lisboa2023
#WYD2023
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In a joyful celebration of the Catholic faith and the Eucharist, hundreds of people lined the banks of America's great Mississippi River Aug. 14-15 as boats ferried the holy Eucharist in Louisiana from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
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A demonstration described as a “prayerful procession” drew thousands of people who opposed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ honoring a controversial drag group June 16 at the baseball team’s annual Pride Night event.
@theleavenkc
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When his critically ill son Adrian, 7, went into cardiac arrest in October 2022, Arek Szura made a promise to God: "If you let him walk out of this hospital, I will walk from our house on my hands and knees to church to thank you." Story on
@NTCatholic
:
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Data shows that Christian persecution is on the rise globally — but that repression remains largely overlooked in the news cycle, one expert told OSV News.
@OSVNews
@GinaJesseReina
via
@NWestCatholic
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Breaking: "Apache Christ" has been returned to a New Mexico mission church days after their sudden removal, according to tribe leaders.
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NEW: A Kentucky bishop's decision to endorse a hermit who publicly identified as a transgender person has raised a number of questions and concerns -- particularly from another diocesan hermit and theologian.
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"The last mile was very special," said Kai Weiss, a Marian route "perpetual pilgrim" and one of 30 20-year-olds who traveled along the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's four routes since its kickoff.
#EucharisticRevival
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"We love Jesus so much, and it was really exciting to see the revamping of the church and the Eucharist and just to get more on fire," said Marie Settles of Indianapolis, who brought four of her five children to the congress for the weekend.
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A devastating fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019, sending its iconic spire crumbling down. The cathedral's latest restoration milestone made Parisians shed a tear or two: Reconstruction of the roof structure is now completed.
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Catholics need to recover a sense of awe and adoration before the Eucharist, knowing that it is “the real and loving presence of the Lord,” Pope Francis said.
#EucharisticRevival
@CatholicNewsSvc
@CatholicReview
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Culture Editor Elizabeth Scalia brings together familiar and new columnists for our client publications to run. Look for new inspiring and formative columns in your local Catholic news source in 2023.
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#Catholic
#News
#columnist
#ScriptureColumn
#Launch
#CatholicTwitter
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“The pope has confirmed all his trips,” the doctor told reporters outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital right after the pope was released. The pope was scheduled to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal and to go to Mongolia.
@CatholicNewsSvc
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Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ also calls them to open their hearts—and perhaps their borders—to others in need.
@CatholicNewsSvc
@AngelusNews
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Are you AWAKE? It's Friday at the National Eucharistic Congress, and youth bounce to the beat of the music at the July 19 "Awaken" youth track session. (OSV News video/Gretchen R. Crowe)
#EucharisticCongress
#EucharisticRevival
#FriYAY
#music
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Tens of thousands of Catholics walked through downtown Indianapolis streets July 20 for what Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Minnesota said "might be the largest Eucharistic procession in the country in decades."
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"Yes, Lord!" World Youth Day attendees cheer as singer-songwriter Tony Melendez plays the guitar. Keep an eye out for OSV News coverage of
#WYD2023
in your local Catholic news source!
#Lisboa2023
#WorldYouthDay
(OSV News video/Bob Roller and Paulina Guzik)
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A Christian convert in Egypt imprisoned for more than two years for publicly speaking about his conversion has declared a hunger strike, prompting religious freedom advocates to increase their calls for his release.
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"The church is built around the Eucharist. If we don't have the Eucharist, we don't have the church. That's how important it is," said Eucharistic Congress attendee Bob Willoughby.
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Sister Josephine Garrett has recently launched a new podcast titled “Hope Stories with Black Catholics.”
@NWestCatholic
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Shaughn and Claire Phillips did not register to attend the National Eucharistic Congress--there simply wasn't enough time as they planned their wedding. Yet here they were, signed up for the entirety of the congress -- as volunteers.
#EucharisticRevival
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Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on abuse accusations against Father Marko Rupnik to allow for a formal investigation of the case by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
@CatholicNewsSvc
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Pilgrims on the Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage walk their final leg on the way to the National Eucharistic Congress July 16, 2024. (OSV News video/Gretchen R. Crowe)
#EucharisticRevival
#EucharisticPilgrimage
#EucharisticCongress
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President Joe Biden said “the enemies of peace will not prevail” in Northern Ireland as he pledged the United States would continue to partner and support the region in building stability and future prosperity for its young people.
@TabletNewspaper
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Absolute silence filled Lucas Oil Stadium as tens of thousands of people dropped to their knees to adore Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament as the long-anticipated National Eucharistic Congress officially got underway on the evening of July 17.
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A group of survivors of abuse by priests and religious cycled hundreds of miles from Germany to Rome to urge the pope “to do everything in your power” to make the Church a safe space and to send “a clear signal” to perpetrators & bishops who avoid action.
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With the Ulma family beatification coming up Sept. 10, the people of Markowa are busy telling the story of their ancestors and preparing for what is, for them, the event of the century.
@CathStandard
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