CHARLOTTE — Middle and high school students are invited to participate in a special Youth Program during the 2026 Eucharistic Congress 12:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
The program will feature music from The Scally Brothers and will be led by the Belmont Abbey College Hintemeyer Scholars, offering young people an opportunity to deepen their faith while connecting with Catholic peers from across the Diocese of Charlotte. There will be Eucharistic Adoration, games, the opportunity to go to confession and more. The Eucharistic Congress concludes with a closing Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Martin and the priests of the Diocese of Charlotte.
Registration is required. Go to www.goeucharist.com/2026-lineup to see the full program and reserve your spot.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — In this Jubilee Year of St. Francis, seven parishioners from St. Elizabeth Parish in Boone spent part of their summer vacation at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.
(From left) Rose and Craig Bridgeman, Julie and Tom Trueman, Greg and Cheryl Corallo, and Kay Borkowski attended the university’s Applied Biblical Studies conference July 29-31. The annual summer event featured speakers including renowned author Scott Hahn, who focused on deepening participants’ understanding of Scripture through the lens of the Catholic Church, prayer and the sacraments. The university has been hosting Catholic educational conferences since 1975.
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