Eucharistic Adoration

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Jimmy Coleman, a Catholic entrepreneur and father from North Carolina, completes an ultrarun.

The ‘Adoration Ultra:’ Catholic runner to cover 50 miles of Eucharistic adoration

Jan 25, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Entrepreneur and North Carolina father Jimmy Coleman plans to run a 50-mile route this Friday, Jan. 26, stopping at five... Read more

Approximately 24,000 people participated in Eucharistic adoration at the SEEK24 conference Jan. 3, 2024, in St. Louis.

How SEEK24 just set the stage for the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress

Jan 6, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Some 24,000 Catholics, mostly young adults, just gathered in St. Louis, setting the stage for an even larger gathering this... Read more

A scene from the "Silent Night" Christmas video from the Diocese of Lansing.

Christmas video by Lansing Diocese highlights Eucharistic adoration, story of ‘Silent Night’

Dec 24, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The creator and producer of the video, Matt Riedl, hopes “to convey truth, beauty, and goodness” in this year’s Christmas... Read more

More than 40,000 young people turned out for a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Río Blanco and Paypaya in the northern province of Jujuy in Argentina on Oct. 27, 2023.

More than 40,000 young people make pilgrimage to Virgin of Rio Blanco shrine in Argentina

Nov 3, 2023

By Julieta Villar

Last weekend more than 40,000 young people turned out for a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Río... Read more

Bishops process into St. Peter's Basilica for the closing Mass of the first assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 29, 2023.

Pope Francis at Synod closing Mass: To reform the Church, adore God and love others

Oct 29, 2023

By Courtney Mares

At the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass, Pope Francis said that God’s love cannot be confined “to our own agenda.” Read more

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, speaks at an Oct. 12, 2023, briefing for the Synod on Synodality.

Cameroonian archdiocese launching perpetual adoration at ‘every parish,’ archbishop says

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea said at a press conference at the Vatican that “every parish is building a chapel of... Read more

St. Peter’s Square was illuminated by candlelight the night of Saturday, May 20, 2023, as pilgrims prayed the rosary in a procession in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

St. Peter’s Basilica to offer nightly Eucharistic adoration during Synod on Synodality

Oct 4, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The basilica will also host weekly candlelight rosary processions at 9 p.m. each Saturday in the month of October. Read more

Eucharistic adoration following the pope's Corpus Christi Mass June 14, 2020.

Pope Francis: The Eucharist can fill ‘the wounds and voids produced by sin’

Aug 25, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope said in the eyes of the world it might appear “absurd” to confront societal problems by praying on... Read more

The Adoration Chapel at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Beaufort, South Carolina.

As faith in the Real Presence lags, these churches are holding 24/7 eucharistic adoration

Aug 20, 2023

By Daniel Payne

Parishes around the country in recent years have maintained vibrant perpetual adoration initiatives despite loss of faith in the Real... Read more

Bishop James Conley leads a eucharistic procession outside Lincoln's Cathedral of the Risen Christ, one of the passport pilgrimage sites.

Explore Nebraska’s adoration chapels with a new pilgrimage ‘passport’

Aug 17, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

Bishop James Conley said he hopes pilgrims will visit the adoration chapels and pray specifically for their intentions as part... Read more

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‘The Work,’ a community with a focus on eucharistic adoration, receives final approval from Vatican

Aug 7, 2023

By AC Wimmer

This significant endorsement, announced on the feast of the apostle James on July 25, underscores the growing influence of The... Read more

Pope Francis gives the homily at vespers at the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023.

Pope Francis makes urgent call to recover eucharistic adoration in the Church

Aug 2, 2023

By Diego López Marina

“Only in adoration, only before the Lord can the taste and passion for evangelization be recovered,” the pontiff said during... Read more

The new perpetual eucharistic adoration chapel at the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village in New York City was blessed by Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan on July 30, 2023.

New York City parish installs first-ever perpetual adoration chapel in Manhattan

Aug 1, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The Dominican-led Church of St. Joseph is the first location in Manhattan to offer perpetual adoration. 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

Cardinal James Michael Harvey presided over a eucharistic procession at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome on May 11, 2023. The 22nd edition of the annual procession was attended by about 130 students, faculty, and community members.

PHOTOS: Eucharistic procession brings Jesus to halls of Rome university

May 11, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

An estimated 130 students, faculty, and community members participated in the 22nd annual procession at Rome’s University of St. Thomas... Read more

Adoration.

Singing this song on Holy Thursday can purify your soul (and save you time in purgatory)

Apr 6, 2023

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

The “Tantum Ergo” is the last two verses of a Latin hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas. Read more

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Here’s how to make a Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday

Apr 5, 2023

By Katie Yoder, Peter Pinedo

The Thursday before Easter, Catholics around the world practice an ancient Lenten tradition: a Holy Thursday devotion known as the... Read more

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

Archbishop Cordileone to hold Holy Hour for Cardinal Zen, Jimmy Lai, and Hong Kong

Apr 3, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco will hold a eucharistic Holy Hour and rosary Monday evening for the people of... Read more

There was a candlelit path to the altar holding the Eucharist during adoration in St. Peter's Square on March 14, 2023.

PHOTOS: Nighttime eucharistic adoration in St. Peter’s Square

Mar 15, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican held its first monthly eucharistic adoration in the area in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday night. Read more