Tag: Eucharist
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The Eucharist is my strength in difficult times, Bishop Oscar Cantú tells International Eucharistic Congress
By Diego López Marina Quito, Ecuador, Sep 9, 2024 / 17:36 pm A moving experience at his father’s deathbed forever marked the Eucharistic devotion of Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California. In addition, he said, his own experience during difficult times in his priestly life makes it clear: The center of our faith is…
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Pope Francis to 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador: The Eucharist teaches us fraternity
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Sep 8, 2024 / 12:05 pm The gift of the Eucharist helps us to become the body of Christ for others, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday. The Eucharist teaches us how to have, the pope said…
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Pope Francis reflects with wonder on ‘the miracle of the Eucharist’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Aug 18, 2024 / 10:20 am Pope Francis said Sunday that the Eucharist is a “miracle” in which Jesus nourishes us with his life and satisfies the hunger in our hearts. “All of us need the Eucharist,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on Aug. 18. “The heavenly bread,…