“A wonderful event”: U.S.-based Cameroonian Catholic Women on National Eucharist Congress in Indianapolis

“The Eucharist is powerful, and we are taking that message of faith, hope, and love back to our people, the community, and the society at large,” Florence emphasized.

The National Eucharistic Congress is a culminating event of the members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) three-year-long National Eucharistic Revival, an initiative that aims to renew Catholics’ faith that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, a central tenet of Catholicism. 

In 2019, USCCB members decided to embark on the initiative following a Pew survey that found that only one-third of Catholics in the country believed that the consecrated bread and wine in the Holy Mass are the body and blood of Jesus.

The National Eucharistic Congress, airing on EWTN on TV and via livestream, is an opportunity for thousands of Catholics to recognize God’s love present in the Eucharist.

Tens of thousands of Catholics from across the U.S. are participating in the five-day spiritual initiative to encounter Jesus Christ in the Eucharist at the NFL’s Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, with more than 50,000 Catholics expected to participate in person. 

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Bishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens of Crookston Diocese in Minnesota, who led U.S. bishops’ initiative of Eucharistic Revival, called the congress “a moment of unity” for the Church in the United States of America.

Large crowds created long lines on the first day of the National Eucharistic Congress. More than 54,000 people had bought tickets for the congress as of July 17, according to the organizers. 

All 50 States and 17 countries are represented among the congress participants, which include more than 1,000 Catholic Priests and 200 Catholic Bishops and Cardinals.

Victoria Arruda of EWTN News contributed to the writing of this story

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