{"id":334060,"date":"2026-06-12T20:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334060\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:01:21","slug":"photo-gallery-we-are-the-body-of-christ-corpus-christi-procession-prays-for-immigrants-and-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/334060\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: “We Are the Body of Christ” Corpus Christi Procession Prays for Immigrants and Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bishop Evelio Menjivar carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Corpus Christi procession from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on June 7 in Washington, D.C. Participants in the Eucharistic procession offered prayerful support and solidarity for immigrants and refugees. Bishop Menjivar, an auxiliary bishop of Washington since 2023, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on May 1 to become the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and he will be installed as bishop there on July 2. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n

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Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero welcomes Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar to the faithful at the opening of a Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. On May 13, Pope Leo XIV named Capuchin Father Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero as the new bishop of Venice, Florida. The priest, who has served as the pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart since 2019, will be ordained as the bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida on July 11. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar and Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero pray together at the altar at the start of the Corpus Christi Mass on June 7 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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The youth choir sings during the Corpus Christi Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar receives the offertory during the Corpus Christi Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. (Photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Families and parishioners pray together during the Corpus Christi Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar and Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero concelebrate the Corpus Christi Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Families and parishioners pray together during the Corpus Christi Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menjivar carries the Eucharist in a monstrance as a Corpus Christ procession begins at the end of a Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ on June 7, 2026 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C.. (Catholic Standard photo by<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar carries the Blessed Sacrament as he leads a Corpus Christi procession from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on June 7, 2026, as the faithful gathered to honor the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ in solidarity with immigrants and refugees. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menjivar carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Corpus Christi procession from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on June 7 in Washington, D.C. Participants in the Eucharistic procession offered prayerful support and solidarity for immigrants and refugees. Bishop Menjivar, an auxiliary bishop of Washington since 2023, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on May 1 to become the new bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and he will be installed as bishop there on July 2. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar prays before the Blessed Sacrament at an outdoor altar during the first stop of a Corpus Christi procession held in prayerful solidarity with immigrants and refugees in Washington on June 7, 2026, as hundreds of the faithful gather behind him. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero prays before the Blessed Sacrament at an altar prepared by St. Camillus Parish in Silver Spring during a June 7 Corpus Christi procession held in solidarity with immigrants in Washington. Members of the parish\u2019s Immigrant Support and Advocacy Network carried a banner honoring parishioners detained over their immigration status and collected prayer intentions from families. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop-elect Emilio Biosca Ag\u00fcero carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Corpus Christi procession from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on June 7 in Washington. ( Catholic Standard Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Catholics process from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during a Corpus Christi procession held in prayerful solidarity with immigrants on June 7 in Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop-elect Robert Boxie III carries the Blessed Sacrament during a Corpus Christi procession on June 7 from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., that was held to show prayerful support and solidarity for immigrants and refugees. On May 1, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Boxie, the chaplain of the Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center at Howard University, as a new auxiliary bishop of Washington. That day, the pope also appointed Father Gary Studniewski, the pastor of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, as a new auxiliary bishop of Washington. Bishop-elect Boxie and Bishop-elect Studniewski will be ordained as auxiliary bishops of Washington on July 7 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menjivar blesses a woman during a Corpus Christi procession held in solidarity with immigrants on June 7 in Washington. The procession traveled from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle carrying the Blessed Sacrament beneath a processional canopy, as hundreds of the faithful follow at the conclusion of a Corpus Christi procession in Washington held in solidarity with immigrants and refugees on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop-elect Robert P. Boxie III listens during remarks by Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on June 7, 2026. Moments later, Bishop Menj\u00edvar told the faithful he was passing the torch to Bishop-elect Boxie \u2014 an announcement met with warm applause from the congregation. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n


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Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar raises the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance during Benediction before the kneeling faithful at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington at the conclusion of a Corpus Christi procession held in prayerful solidarity with immigrants and refugees on June 7, 2026. (Catholic Standard photo\/Mihoko Owada)<\/p>\n

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