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National congress concludes, beginning a new era of Eucharistic ‘missionary conversion’
By GRETCHEN R. CROWE, OSV News
Published July 22, 2024The five days of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis could not have ended in a more fitting way–with more than 50,000 people gathered at Lucas Oil Stadium to celebrate the Eucharist.
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‘Jesus, I trust in you’: National Eucharistic Congress opens with a powerful holy hour
By OSV News
Published July 18, 2024Absolute silence filled Lucas Oil Stadium as tens of thousands of people adored Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament as the long-anticipated National Eucharistic Congress got underway on the evening of July 17 in Indianapolis.
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Video series offers ‘deep dive’ into the mysteries of the Mass
By GINA CHRISTIAN, OSV News
Published April 5, 2024A new video series featuring several U.S. Catholic bishops will offer what organizers call a “deep dive into the sacred mysteries of the Mass.” Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta will be among the bishops featured in the series, produced by the National Eucharistic Revival.
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Atlanta youth join with thousands at national Catholic celebration
Published December 21, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—A delegation of 187 members from the parishes of Transfiguration, Marietta; Holy Trinity, Peachtree City; St. Oliver Plunkett, Snellville; Corpus Christi, Stone Mountain; St. Michael, Gainesville; St. Philip Benizi, Jonesboro; and Notre Dame Academy attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis in November. About 25,000 young people from across the country attended the […] Full Story
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Youth, religious, priests encourage each other at conference to hear call
By SEAN GALLAGHER, Catholic News Service
Published December 7, 2017INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—The theme of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis was “Called.” So it was appropriate that the more than 20,000 Catholic youths gathered Nov. 16-18 from across the country gave a bit more attention to the many priests and men and women religious who prayed with them, listened to inspiring presentations with them […] Full Story
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Sister shares heartbreaking story to lead youths closer to God
By JOHN SHAUGHNESSY, Catholic News Service
Published December 7, 2017INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—It wasn’t the story that the 20,000 Catholic youths were expecting to hear from a religious sister. And the audience of young people inside Lucas Oil Stadium on the morning of Nov. 17 became more quiet and riveted as Sister Miriam James Heidland shared the hard, heartbreaking chapters of her life story. She told […] Full Story
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Archbishop Gregory: Bishops ‘can never say we are sorry enough’ for tragedy of abuse
By SEAN GALLAGHER, Catholic News Service
Published June 15, 2017INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)—Standing before some 200 bishops from across the country, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said that “we can never say that we are sorry enough for the share that we have had in this tragedy of broken fidelity and trust” in the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He made this sober […] Full Story
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Bishops celebrate Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of clergy sex abuse
Published June 14, 2017
WASHINGTON—As they began the spring general assembly, bishops from across the U.S. gathered June 14 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis for a Mass of Prayer and Penance for survivors of sexual abuse within the Church. The Mass was held in response to a call from Pope Francis for all episcopal conferences across […] Full Story
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Georgia Bulletin Wins Five Catholic Press Awards
Published July 5, 2012
The Georgia Bulletin was honored with five awards at the 2012 Catholic Media Convention held June 20-22. The convention drew members of the Catholic Press Association and the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals to Indianapolis for the annual event. Helen Osman, secretary for communications at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and a former […] Full Story