VATICAN - Year of the Eucharist: tomorrow, to mark the publication of the Pope’s latest Apostolic Letter, Fides opens a new section on the Year of the Eucharist October 2004 - October 2005 with information Papal teaching on the subject, Eucharistic Congresses, Synod of Bishops, how the Year will be celebrated around the world...

Vatican City (Fides Service) - Tomorrow, 8 October when Pope John Paul’s latest Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist will be made public, Fides opens a new section (www.fides.org) offering information in view of this major Church event which involves Catholics all over the world.
On Fides ‘Year of the Eucharist’ page besides Pope John Paul II’s teaching on the subject and that of the Church Fathers and other Bishops, you will find a summary on the Sacrament of the Eucharist and conditions for receiving Holy Communion, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The page will also provide news of initiatives organised in local Churches all over the world for this special Year. The first major event is the 48th International Eucharistic Congress, 10 -17 October in Guadalajara, Mexico, of which we give the programme, testimony, comments, updated news on the event, as well as a surprise section called “14 questions on Eucharistic Congresses”. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 7/10/2004; righe 12 , parole 148)