Photo Caption: Shirley Plaag, director of religious education at Corpus Christi Parish in Galesburg, asks Bishop Jenky a question during a “Stump the Bishop” evening of Theology on Tap in Peoria on June 27. By: By Tom Dermody The evening with young Catholic adults in a crowded pub was called “Stump the Bishop,” but there […]
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Photo Caption: People for and against the administration’s health care reform law demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington June 28. By: By Nancy Frazier O’Brien, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 28 decision upholding the health reform law makes it even more urgent for Congress […]
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The Diocese of Peoria released the following statement after the June 28 ruling by the United States Supreme Court decision upholding the health reform law: —– Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, believes that today’s Supreme Court ruling will have no impact upon the Catholic Church’s legal case regarding being […]
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Photo Caption: With a portrait of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in the foreground, Bonnie Engstrom of Goodfield gives a reading at a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria last December. By: By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has approved the heroic virtues of U.S. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, clearing […]
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Photo Caption: Bishop Jenky extends his hand in blessing over Stevan Sanchez of St. Hyacinth’s Parish, LaSalle, before they have their photo taken at the diocesan Mass for First Communicants on June 9. By: By Jennifer Willems It didn’t take long for the little hands of the children who had made their First Communion this […]
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By: By Father James King Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, June 24 Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 139:1-3,13-14,14-15; Acts of the Apostles 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66,80 The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is celebrated every year on June 24. Because of the greatness of the feast, the church celebrates the […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics who act like their faith has nothing to do with daily life and a church structure that is more bureaucracy than service are two impediments to the church’s ability to proclaim faith in Jesus, said the working document for the next world Synod of Bishops. “Every one of the church’s […]
Continue readingFor Catholics, Independence Day 2012 is more than a day to remember and honor the heroes of our nation from its founding through today. It’s a time to be one. Faced with threats to our religious liberty and our Catholic institutions, our church leaders have asked that we observe a “Fortnight for Freedom” starting this […]
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Photo Caption: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and Michael D’Addario, front center, star in a scene from the movie “People Like Us.” The following movie reviews are supplied by Catholic News Service in conjunction with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Film and Broadcasting. For full reviews of these films, as well as […]
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Photo Caption: This billboard message is seen by hundreds of drivers every day along Route 51 north of the DeWitt County village of Wapella. By: By Jennifer Willems WAPELLA — Be sure to look up as you drive north on Route 51 coming out of Wapella. The members of St. Patrick’s Church have a special […]
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