VIDEO: A look at the beginning of the four National Eucharistic Pilgrimage routes — By: Catholic News Agency

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone processes over the Golden Gate Bridge with the Eucharist on May 19, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 19:30 pm (CNA). This past weekend saw the launch of the four legs of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, an unprecedented effort to walk with the Eucharist thousands of miles…

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Cardinal Pizzaballa meets with journalists to discuss visit to Catholic parish in Gaza  — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, listens to a question during the May 20, 2024, press briefing with a small group of journalists at the Latin Patriarchate headquarters in Jerusalem about his recent visit to visit the Catholic community in Gaza. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, May 20, 2024 / 17:04 pm (CNA). On…

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Peoria Diocese to reduce the number of parishes in the diocese by half — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Louis Tylka. / Credit: Screenshot from BshpLou Tylka YouTube channel CNA Staff, May 20, 2024 / 16:34 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, will have half as many parishes by 2026 as it does now, as part of a pastoral planning effort focused on helping the diocese “be more intentional in cultivating disciples.” Bishop Louis Tylka announced on…

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