U.S. Bishops Hope National Eucharistic Congress Can Increase Faith In The Real Presence

Can Catholic bishops in the United States revive the Church’s devotion to the Eucharistic?

This is the central focus of the National Eucharist Congress taking place at the Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis.

Tens of thousands of Catholics converged at the stadium for five-day gathering on Wednesday, for what the bishops hope will spur a Eucharistic revival.

“We know that such revival, while it is always accompanied by sacramental devotion, must extend beyond devotional practices as well,” Cardinal Christophe Pierre – Pope Francis’s representative to the country – told participants at the opening.

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