WASHINGTON (OSV News) Speakers at the 19th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Feb. 8 called upon attendees to pray for persecuted Christians in Nigeria amid recent violence, while emphasizing both the importance of humble discipleship in church life and expanding access to the sacrament of penance for the National Eucharistic Revival. Bishop Wilfred Chikpa
Sister Deirdre "Dede" Byrne, POSC, will address participants of a rosary rally Oct. 9, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. / EWTN News NightlyWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 7, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).On Sunday, Oct. 9, a eucharistic procession will make its way from St. Peter s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., to the National Mall not far from the U.S. Capitol, where a rosary rally will be held to offer prayers for a nation that participants say is under spiritual attack.The procession, which begins at 3 p.m., kicks off the annual Rosary Coast to Coast initiative that unites thousands of Catholics across the country who will gather to pray the rosary together.The event will be livestreamed here.While these "prayer warriors" won t form an actual physical chain across the continental United States, they will be united in praying for the nation."Our Lady certainly was adamant at both Fatima and Lourdes that the faithful pray the rosary daily. It s a ki