Theologians to participate in symposium on Eucharist in Quebec

Published: 2008-05-07

QUEBEC CITY (CNS) -- Church leaders and theologians from around the world will take part in a major theological symposium on the Eucharist just before the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City June 15-22. Each day of the June 11-13 symposium will focus on one aspect of the Eucharist: as "an eschatological gift to world history," as "a constitutive gift to the church in the world" and as "a gift for the church's mission." The symposium, which will be held at Laval University -- Canada's first university and the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French -- has the same theme as the congress, "The Eucharist, Gift of God for the Life of the World." Msgr. Jean Picher, secretary-general of the eucharistic congress, told Catholic News Service April 24 that 200 people had registered for the symposium. Participants are from several countries, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Italy and France.

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