Tag: IEC2028

Pope Francis has appointed Fr Tony Percy, a priest of the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn and former rector of the Seminary of the Good Shepherd, Sydney as the newest auxiliary bishop for Sydney.

The Eucharist invites our deeper appreciation of the divine gift of "communio" for a church ever vulnerable to polarisation and factionalism, and the "communio" of believers as a true body and real presence of Christ in an all-too-divided and warring world, writes Daniel Ang.

If the graces of the International Eucharistic Congress will be anything like what we saw with World Youth Day 2008, then the next generation of Catholics will be in for a treat, writes Monica Doumit.

Some Catholic leaders formed through the grace-filled World Youth Day in Sydney tell of their hopes for the International Eucharist Congress when it comes to the city in 2028.

At the end of the the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, the much anticipated news of whether Sydney would host the next one in 2028 was revealed. 

Aussie flags and enthusiastic cheers filled the air as the delegation of nearly 40 pilgrims erupted with pride, as the 54th International Eucharistic Congress was announced would take place in Sydney.

At the recent 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, the Papal Legate, announced what the church of Sydney had been hoping for: that we will host the 54th International Eucharistic Congress in 2028, 100 years since Sydney last hosted this great event and twenty years since it hosted World Youth Day.

The Vatican has today announced that Sydney will host the 54th International Eucharistic Congress in 2028. Held every four years, the International Eucharistic Congress is expected to draw tens of thousands of faithful Catholics from across the globe to Sydney.