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The Eucharistic procession ended in the Vatican’s Lourdes Grotto.

From coast to coast, eucharistic processions take to the streets across America for Corpus Christi

Jun 13, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

Social media was full of photos and videos of local eucharistic processions in dioceses around the country. Read more

Biblical characters, Noah, David, Melchizedek, and Judith, process through the streets of Valencia, Spain, during the Corpus Christi procession, June 11, 2023

PHOTOS: Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain, continues to catechize

Jun 12, 2023

By Rachel Thomas

Valencia’s first Corpus Christi procession has been an annual affair since 1372. Read more

A Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ  on June 11, 2023.

PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession in the Vatican Gardens on Corpus Christi

Jun 12, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Corpus Christi is a 700-year-old feast in the Catholic Church that commemorates the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed... Read more

St. Pio of Pietrelcina.

Corpus Christi Sunday 2023: Inspiring words from the saints about the Eucharist

Jun 11, 2023

By Maisy Sullivan

Corpus Christi Sunday falls on June 11 this year. Read more

A few hundred Catholics marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., to publicly pray and adore the body of Christ during a eucharistic procession on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Eucharistic processions to be held across the country for Corpus Christi this weekend

Jun 9, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The processions occur as the Church in America enters its second phase of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival. Read more

Pope Francis waves to crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square on June 19, 2022, on Corpus Christi Sunday.

Let Jesus Christ feed the hungers of your life, Pope Francis says on Corpus Christi

Jun 19, 2022

By Kevin J. Jones

The pope also prayed for the upcoming World Meeting of Families, and for peace in Myanmar and Ukraine. Read more

St. Juliana Falconieri (1270-1341) and Sister Juliana Faustina.

How the Eucharist entered the heart of a 13th-century saint and inspired a Sister of Life

Jun 18, 2022

By Courtney Mares

‘It was not so much that I discovered St. Juliana, as that she found me,’ says Sister Juliana Faustina. Read more

A Eucharistic procession at St. John the Baptist parish in Beloit, Kansas.

Want to organize a eucharistic procession? Here are tips from the Knights of Columbus

Jun 16, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) is Sunday, June 19. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi in Ostia June 3, 2018.

Pope Francis won’t preside at Corpus Christi Mass and procession due to knee pain

Jun 13, 2022

By CNA Staff

The 85-year-old pope has made public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5. Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Corpus Christi Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 6, 2021.

Pope Francis on Corpus Christi: ‘We need to enlarge our hearts’

Jun 6, 2021

By CNA Staff

Celebrating Corpus Christi Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope said: “A Church of the pure and perfect is a... Read more

A Corpus Christi procession in Poznań, Poland, June 3, 2021. Credit: Archdiocese of Poznań.

Catholics in Poland celebrate Corpus Christi amid coronavirus restrictions

Jun 3, 2021

By CNA Staff

Catholics took part in Corpus Christi processions across Poland Thursday.  Read more

Pope Francis prays in St. Peter's Basilica on June 14, 2020.

Full Text: Pope Francis' Corpus Christi Homily

Jun 14, 2020

Here is the full text of Pope Francis' Corpus Christi homily, delivered June 14 at the Basilica of St. Peter.  Read more

A Corpus Christi procession in the Stara Miłosna quarter of Warsaw, June 11, 2020. All photos: Fr. Mariusz Wedziuk.

‘The Eucharist gives life’: Poles celebrate Corpus Christi amid pandemic

Jun 11, 2020

Catholics took part in traditional Corpus Christi processions across Poland Thursday amid strict safety measures intended to prevent the spread... Read more

Corpus Christi procession in downtown Washington DC.

Corpus Christi comes to the Capitol

Jun 24, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

A group of about 350 people, including priests, sisters, and laypersons, processed through Washington, DC on Sunday to celebrate the... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Corpus Christi Mass in Rome's Casal Bertone neighborhood June 23, 2019.

Pope Francis: God’s love can do great things with our littleness

Jun 23, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Sunday that the Eucharist exemplifies how God’s love can accomplish great things with very little.  Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Corpus Christi in Ostia June 3, 2018.

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is Jesus alive

Jun 23, 2019

By Courtney Mares

On the feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis said that Jesus gave the Church the Eucharist for the salvation of... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi in Ostia June 3, 2018.

Pope on Corpus Christi: Only the Eucharist satisfies hearts

Jun 3, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Only the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the food of life, can satisfy the hunger of hearts for love,... Read more

Pope Francis before leading the Regina Coeli in St. Peter's Square April 30, 2017.

Pope Francis calls for dialogue amid continued violence in Nicaragua

Jun 3, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

In off-the-cuff comments after the Angelus Sunday, Pope Francis denounced violence against protestors by armed groups in Nicaragua and prayed... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass for Corpus Christi at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, June 24, 2015.

Pope Francis' message for Corpus Christi: Let yourself be broken for others

May 26, 2016

By Elise Harris

In breaking bread for his disciples Christ gave an example of what it means to allow oneself to be broken... Read more

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at St. Peter's Square, Jan. 8, 2014.

The Eucharist teaches us to care for the weakest of society, Pope Francis says

Jun 7, 2015

In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis focused on the recent feast of Corpus Christi, saying the Eucharist is... Read more