TOM DEIGNAN

Fords, New Jersey

Tom Deignan is a contributor to the New York Sun

Tom Deignan is an author and journalist who writes about religion for National Catholic Reporter, Commonweal magazine, and elsewhere. He teaches at CUNY and is working on a book about religion in the 1920s.

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The 1926 International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. — Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

A 100-Year Catholic Cinematic Mystery: The Groundbreaking Lost Film Chronicling Chicago’s Eucharistic Congress

While the film reels for “International Eucharistic Congress” have been mislaid, its depiction of a landmark Catholic event set the template for subsequent documentaries.

By TOM DEIGNAN

|Jun 16, 2026|

Culture