Tag: International Eucharistic Congress

Sebastian Condon writes about how faith is not a private ritual or background custom—it’s a lived conviction that shapes our entire being, identity, and actions in the world.

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has held several meetings with the Vatican in anticipation of the next International Eucharistic Congress, which will be held in Sydney in 2028. 

The Prague metro's graffiti sparks an ancient question: If Jesus is the answer, what is the question? The search continues, writes Sebastian Condon.

Past congress organiser Bishop Kornél Fábry spoke to Sydney Catholics gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral Chapter Hall on 3 March about what it was like hosting the International Eucharistic Congress.

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.

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.

This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the Mass for the Friday of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress Quito, Ecuador, 13 September 2024. 

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.

Day four of the congress saw our delegates enriched by a talk called “Eucharist and transfiguration of the World” from US Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Minnesota.