Thousands of faithful lined the streets of Rome Sunday, June 22, for the feast of Corpus Christi. Pope Leo carried the ...

The monstrance used in the annual Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain, was created as an act of reparation for the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Monday, June 23, 2025.

Under a canopy, Pope Leo XIV carries the Eucharist in a monstrance during a Corpus Christi procession from Rome’s Basilica of ...

There are 159 sculptures adorning the monstrance used in the annual Corpus Christi procession in Valencia, Spain, including biblical scenes from the Old Testament up to the Good Shepherd and the ...

On the feast when the Catholic Church especially celebrates the mystery of the Eucharist — namely, the Real Presence of Jesus ...

Despite hot, windy conditions, nearly 150 people participated on Sunday in the Feast of Corpus Christi procession, an annual ...

On June 19, cities, towns and villages held solemn Eucharistic processions, publicly professing belief in Christ’s real ...

Corpus Christi 2023: Corpus Christi is a Christian feast day that commemorates the Eucharist, the body and blood of Jesus Christ. ... The Blessed Sacrament, usually placed in a monstrance, ...

Clergy process through the streets during Corpus Christi in Valencia, Spain, June 11, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Rachel Thomas. During the Valencia procession, an umbraculum precedes the monstrance ...

Corpus Christi falls between late May and the middle of June, on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday ... The host is displayed on a 'monstrance' and protected from the sun by a canopy.