National Catholic Register, Jun 6, 2025 / 14:15 pm

After disruption by anti-Catholic protesters in Oklahoma and Texas in recent days, organizers of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage say they fully expect that the group of protesters, organized principally by a Protestant church in Texas, will continue to follow and attempt to disrupt the cross-country Eucharistic procession for the remainder of its route to Los Angeles.

“I’m calling on all Catholics to show up for Jesus. This is our opportunity to step out in faith, to step out in witness, and to witness to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist,” said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic Congress, at a June 5 press conference.

The pilgrimage, which began in mid-May in Indianapolis, is a 3,300-mile, 10-state tr

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