Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions.
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and other events in California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Texas. A small group of pilgrims plan to walk entire routes, but most participants are expected to take part for smaller segments. Each route goes along country roads and through city centers, with multiple stops at parishes, shrines and other sites.
Although it was forged amid a recent debate among bishops over whether to refuse Communion to U.S. politicians who don’t oppose abortion, the pilgrimage is a revival of a historic Catholic tradition that faded by the mid-20th century.
Related articles
Lynn Williams breaks NWSL goal
Lynn Williams scored her 79th league goal, becoming the National Women’s Soccer League all-time scor2024-05-21'China is behind this': MPs lash out at Beijing over cyber
China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence that may have affected inf2024-05-21- The victim of a road-rage driver who went viral for screaming abuse at her outside a Tesco has said2024-05-21
- When Donald Trump arrived in a Manhattan courtroom last month to stand trial in the first-ever crimi2024-05-21
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try and figure out whe2024-05-21Body of last missing victim recovered from Baltimore Key Bridge collapse site
BALTIMORE (AP) — The body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimor2024-05-21
atest comment