Indianapolis will host the 11th National Eucharistic Congress in 2029, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens announced Oct. 20 at a dinner in the Indiana capital.
The announcement followed Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. Archbishop Charles C. Thompson was the principal celebrant, with Bishop Cozzens and Bishop Timothy L. Doherty among the concelebrants.
“I’m privileged to announce that in 2029, the 11th National Eucharistic Congress is going to be back here in Indianapolis,” said Bishop Cozzens, who chairs the board of National Eucharistic Congress Inc.
A return to Indianapolis
The 10th National Eucharistic Congress took place in Indianapolis from July 17 to 21, 2024. The congress is planned to take place every four years in different cities.
Factors in choosing a host city include centrality, facilities, accessibility, hospitality and experience with national events. Indianapolis was selected in part because of its hospitality and its ability to host the 2024 congress.
The 2024 gathering was associated with renewed participation in Eucharistic adoration and confession, greater reverence at Mass, and increased confidence among clergy in preaching about the Real Presence. It was also followed by growth in parish evangelization and service, the opening of new adoration chapels, flourishing local Eucharistic initiatives, increased seminarian enrollment, new religious vocations and more people entering the Church.
Looking toward 2029
Archbishop Thompson said Indianapolis was grateful and honored to host the congress and to serve the wider Church through the event.
The 2029 congress is being presented as a launching point toward the 500th anniversary of the 1531 apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the 2033 great jubilee of redemption. The decade after the apparition saw 9 million people convert to the Catholic faith, according to the supplied event information.
The congress will use a rose logo with the Eucharist at its center. Its themes will connect Eucharistic devotion with service and the Church’s wider mission, in which every baptized person was described as having co-responsibility.