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Eucharist drew more than a million, including saints, to Philadelphia in bicentennial year

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026

Top photo caption: President Gerald R. Ford speaks to a crowd of approximately 96,000 people at the former JFK Stadium during the 41st International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia in 1976. OSV News photo/Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Catholic Historical Research Center By Gina Christian, OSV News PHILADELPHIA OSV News — The nation's 250th anniversary and the conclusion…...