RECongress selects Long Beach Convention Center to host annual Catholic conference starting in 2028

One of the largest annual Catholic gatherings in the United States will soon make its new home in Long Beach, officials with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Tuesday, May 19.

The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, a seven-decade-old convention that’s also known as RECongress and annually draws more than 20,000 people, will move from Anaheim to the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in 2028, the conference’s organizers said. A five-year agreement with the Convention Center will bring Catholics from across the U.S. and the world to Long Beach for the four-day convention through 2032.

For 70 years, RECongress has been organized by the L.A. Archdiocese’s Office of Religious Education. Over the decades, it has evolved into a globally recognized convention focused on faith formation, spiritual growth and community building. And despite its current popularity, organizers said, it has the potential to keep growing.

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