International Eucharistic Congress

Updated / Tuesday, 19 Jun 2012 23:16
Nuns wait for entry to Croke Park for the closing ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress
Nuns wait for entry to Croke Park for the closing ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress
The Irish Tenors in Croke Park (Pic: Maire McDermott)
The Irish Tenors in Croke Park (Pic: Maire McDermott)
Cardinals from around the world at the International Eucharistic Congress mass in Croke Park
Cardinals from around the world at the International Eucharistic Congress mass in Croke Park
Priests watch events at the closing ceremony of the Congress in Croke Park
Priests watch events at the closing ceremony of the Congress in Croke Park
Around 80,000 people attended the closing ceremony
Around 80,000 people attended the closing ceremony
Archbishop Charles Brown, Cardinal Ouellet, Knock Parish Priest Fr Richard Gibbons, Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary along with the First Holy Communion children who brought up offertory gifts at mass in Knock
Archbishop Charles Brown, Cardinal Ouellet, Knock Parish Priest Fr Richard Gibbons, Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary along with the First Holy Communion children who brought up offertory gifts at mass in Knock
Papal Legate Marc Ouellet was the chief celebrant at mass in Knock Basilica on 16 June
Papal Legate Marc Ouellet was the chief celebrant at mass in Knock Basilica on 16 June
Tomás O'Cadhain of Olde Ireland presented a 'Blue Bangor' slate engraving with the IEC2012 Prayer to Bishop Martin Drennan
Tomás O'Cadhain of Olde Ireland presented a 'Blue Bangor' slate engraving with the IEC2012 Prayer to Bishop Martin Drennan
Mass at the opening ceremony of the 2012 International Eucharistic Congress in the RDS, Dublin
Mass at the opening ceremony of the 2012 International Eucharistic Congress in the RDS, Dublin
An open air mass was celebrated by Fr Padraig McMahon, Cathedral Administrator, with Bishop Michael Smith presiding in Mullingar, Co Westmeath
An open air mass was celebrated by Fr Padraig McMahon, Cathedral Administrator, with Bishop Michael Smith presiding in Mullingar, Co Westmeath
The procession, which was led through the streets of Mullingar, concluded with Benediction on the steps of the Cathedral
The procession, which was led through the streets of Mullingar, concluded with Benediction on the steps of the Cathedral
O'Connor Park in Tullamore before the open-air mass on 9 June (Pic: Ciaran Gilligan
O'Connor Park in Tullamore before the open-air mass on 9 June (Pic: Ciaran Gilligan
(L-R) Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, President of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012; Cardinal Seán Brady; Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Papal Legate to the Eucharistic Congress 2012; and Archbishop Charles Brown, Apostolic Nuncio
(L-R) Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, President of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012; Cardinal Seán Brady; Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Papal Legate to the Eucharistic Congress 2012; and Archbishop Charles Brown, Apostolic Nuncio
Pope Benedict rings the congress bell during a blessing before his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square on 14 March
Pope Benedict rings the congress bell during a blessing before his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square on 14 March
Pope Benedict rings the 'Bell of the Eucharistic Congress of Ireland'
Pope Benedict rings the 'Bell of the Eucharistic Congress of Ireland'
Pope John Paul II is seen on a giant screen during the closing ceremony of the IEC in Guadalajara in 2004
Pope John Paul II is seen on a giant screen during the closing ceremony of the IEC in Guadalajara in 2004
Slovakian cardinal Josek Tomko (L) and US Cardinal Bernard Law at the celebration of the Holy virgin of Zapopan at the 2004 IEC
Slovakian cardinal Josek Tomko (L) and US Cardinal Bernard Law at the celebration of the Holy virgin of Zapopan at the 2004 IEC
Cardinal Josef Tomko, representing Pope John Paul II, officiates at a mass during the closing ceremony in Guadalajara, Mexico
Cardinal Josef Tomko, representing Pope John Paul II, officiates at a mass during the closing ceremony in Guadalajara, Mexico
Closing ceremony of the XVLIII International Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Jalisco, 450km west of Mexico City
Closing ceremony of the XVLIII International Eucharistic Congress in Guadalajara, Jalisco, 450km west of Mexico City
Three nuns in an empty auditorium surrounding an open-air altar on the Munich Theresienwiese where the 1960 Eucharistic Congress took place
Three nuns in an empty auditorium surrounding an open-air altar on the Munich Theresienwiese where the 1960 Eucharistic Congress took place
Crowds watch the procession for the Eucharistic Congress in London in 1908
Crowds watch the procession for the Eucharistic Congress in London in 1908

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