Photo Caption: Anne Stoltzenburg, a junior high math, religion and art teacher at Carroll Catholic School in Lincoln, assists student Hayden Sanborn. She is preparing to retire after 39 years of teaching. By: By Jennifer Willems LINCOLN — After 39 years of teaching at Carroll Catholic School, Anne Stoltzenburg is preparing to retire. There’s no […]
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Jim Maloof and Jordan Schmidt had a lot in common for being 93 and 15 years old, respectively. Most obvious is their common fight against childhood cancer. Jim, the former Peoria mayor, is a hero in the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital community and spent decades raising money and awareness. His story is captured in […]
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Photo Caption: Jim Maloof, former mayor of Peoria and a key figure in the establishment of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and its Peoria affiliate, died Jan. 19. Three-term Peoria mayor and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital pioneer Jim Maloof was remembered at his funeral Mass Jan. 26 at St. Mary’s Cathedral for […]
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Photo Caption: Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF, is interviewed on the grounds of the East Peoria motherhouse of The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis for the documentary “Divine Prescription.” While it might be fun, the Super Bowl this Sunday night won’t cure what ails you. If you want to know what will, […]
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Photo Caption: Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd at the end of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9. The pope announced Feb. 11 that he will resign Feb. 28. By: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he no longer has […]
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Photo Caption: Father Anthony Co of Rock Island explains the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary on Jan. 22 before leading prayer at a Candlelight Vigil hosted by the Women’s Choice Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. By: By Jennifer Willems BETTENDORF, Iowa — Reports that Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is no longer offering surgical abortions at […]
Continue readingROME (CNS) — Christians must work together to offer the faith they share to a world that seems to find it more and more difficult to believe, Pope Benedict XVI told Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant leaders. “Unity is in itself a privileged means — almost a requirement — for proclaiming the faith in an […]
Continue readingWASHINGTON (CNS) — At the opening Mass for the National Prayer Vigil for Life, Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston focused on the direction in which he believes the pro-life movement should be headed. The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities called upon Catholics to work to change society’s negative […]
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Photo Caption: March for Life participants make their way up Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court building Jan. 25. By: By Carol Zimmerman, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The tens of thousands of participants at the annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 25 demonstrated just how determined they are not only by showing […]
Continue readingBARTONVILLE — St. Anthony’s Parish, 2525 Skyway, will conduct a blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., in the church hall. For an appointment, call (309) 633-1179.
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