Tag: 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.

The first two days of presentations of the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, contrasted the hardships currently being faced by many people in different parts of the world with the prophetic responses that the church can provide in times of crisis.

As day three of the IEC comes to a close, two educators among the Australian delegates are embracing the opportunity to dive deeper into the Eucharistic dimension of their faith and are looking forward to bringing this formation back to their classrooms and communities.

This is the edited text for the Homily for Mass at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress, Quito, Ecuador at Señor de la Ascensión Concepción Parish, La Primavera, Cumbayá, Quito. 

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop Richard Umbers, Bishop Daniel Meagher and Australia’s pilgrim priests and laity were warmly welcomed in local parishes across Quito, as part of the International Eucharistic Congress.