Five Ways to Prepare for Mass

Catholics kneel by riverbank as Blessed Sacrament arrives for Eucharistic pilgrimage

Hundreds of Catholics waited prayerfully in Iowa to welcome the Holy Eucharist to Dubuque as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.

Five ways to prepare for Mass

Pilgrims from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., and St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minn., receive Communion and pray during a Jubilee Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2025. CNS photo/Pablo Esparza Most events in life require preparation. When you go on a trip, you get to the airport early so you can get through security. When you go to a concert or sporting event, you …

Hundreds flock to participate in pilgrimage

Hundreds participated when the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage came to the area May 24.