National Eucharistic Pilgrimage ends, but ‘the journey continues’

As the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage concluded amid the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, “the journey continues,” said Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia. And, he added, “we’re all walking to one place,” with the path leading to the “powerful, transformative and lifegiving” love of God. The archbishop was the principal celebrant and homilist at the final liturgy for the pilgrimage, which took place July 5 at the Cathedral Basilica of