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On Eagle’s Wings: Aledo teen’s restored grotto beautifies St. Catherine Church

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Mass of Christian burial Tuesday, April 23 in Canton for Fr. Tom Royer

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On Eagle’s Wings: Aledo teen’s restored grotto beautifies St. Catherine Church

By The Catholic Post | April 24, 2024

By Courtney Grussing for The Catholic Post Online ALEDO — St. Catherine Church in Aledo has a renovated Our Lady of Fatima grotto thanks to 15-year-old Ray Leon. As part of his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout project, Ray designed and rebuilt a new stone grotto that now serves as a peaceful spot for […]

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Ray Leon proudly stands at the beautiful new grotto that is now located on the
south lawn of St. Catherine Church. The new stone wall
serves as a backdrop to the restored statues of Our Blessed Mother and the children of Fatima. Supplied photo

On Eagle’s Wings: Aledo teen’s restored grotto beautifies St. Catherine Church

By The Catholic Post | Apr 24, 2024

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SANDERSON Jerry

Dr. Jerry Sanderson appointed diocesan superintendent of schools

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Father Tom Royer

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Joshua Pierce (near right), is with U of I classmates in the front flank of a crowd of thousands preparing to peacefully march through downtown Springfield to uphold the value of every human life. “Surrounded by my friends, I’ve been treated like other able-bodied people. I’m really thankful and grateful for that,” said Pierce, who is wheelchair bound. The Catholic Post Online/ Paul Thomas Moore

Peoria Diocese front and center at March for Life

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Bishop Louis Tylka stands with volunteers being honored for their volunteer service after Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on April 12. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore

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While staff pray along, Father Michael Driscoll blesses the OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Peru on Friday, April 5. The hospital opened its doors to the public on April 7. Provided photo

Peru has a hospital again

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Though hardly perceptible, the moon is just beginning to edge in front of the bottom right of the sun in this photo taken at the beginning of the solar eclipse on April 8 in Metamora. The Catholic Post Online/Paul Thomas Moore

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