National Eucharistic Pilgrimage of the Catholic Church Enters Iowa Today
May 21st, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage of the Catholic Church will enter Iowa today (Wednesday) on its way back to the West Coast. Davenport Diocese Deacon Ryan Burchett says the Pilgrimage is heading back from Indianapolis to Los Angeles. Burchett says the Pilgrimage will make a unique entrance into Iowa as the Bishop from the Diocese of Peoria will be bringing the Blessed Sacrament across the Mississippi River on a boat to Davenport Bishop Dennis Walsh in Burlington. It will leave Burlington on Friday and make a loop east towards Riverside and Mount Pleasant, Iowa City, and then eventually end up in Davenport on Friday. The next leg takes the Eucharistic Pilgrimage to Dubuque on Friday and then into Des Moines on Tuesday of next week. You can see the full schedule of events at eucharisticpilgrimage.org.