Protest Prompts Perpetual Pilgrims' Pull From Procession

Protest prompts perpetual pilgrims' pull from procession

Amid ongoing protests during a national walking Eucharistic pilgrimage, organizers pulled full-time “perpetual pilgrims” Saturday from a Eucharistic procession in Abilene, Texas, reportedly because demonstrators have begun harassing and taunting pilgrims by name during public processions.And San Angelo’s Bishop Michael Sis told The Pillar Saturday that that he’s urged Catholics to “keep your focus on Jesus” amid the protests, while encouraging l…

Eucharistic Pilgrimage calls for ‘silent witness’ as anti-Catholic protests intensify

Stills from a video shared with EWTN News and taken by the pilgrims on May 30, 2025, while the procession was in the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, show Catholic participants in the procession walking and singing while a young man on the sidelines,... [...]

Eucharistic Pilgrimage calls for ‘silent witness’ as protests intensify

Stills from a video shared with EWTN News and taken by the pilgrims on May 30, 2025, while the procession was in the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, show Catholic participants in the procession walking and singing while a young man on the sidelines, speaking through a bullhorn and walking alongside the crowd, deplores Eucharistic devotion as “idolatry.” / Credit: Photos courtesy of Jason Shanks National Catholic Register, Jun 6, 2025 / 14:15 pm (CNA…